Slaty-blue Flycatcher

Slaty-blue Flycatcher

Ficedula tricolor

Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kaziranga National Park

In 3 days <5%

9 Verified sightings at Kaziranga National Park From 2019 to 2026
480 In all 8 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Slaty-blue Flycatcher

The slaty-blue flycatcher (Ficedula tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to the Himalayas, centre China, Yunnan and northern Indochina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. A single sight was recorded from Sigiriya, Sri Lanka in February 1993. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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India · 2025

© Peter Boesman · XC1030585 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Alarm call0:15

Thailand · 2019

© Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai) · XC596728 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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China · 2022

© Dave Guo · XC768741 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
3 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
5 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
6 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
7 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Dehradun 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
<5%
3 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
4 Srinagar 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Slaty-blue Flycatcher in Kaziranga National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-blue Flycatcher sighting in Kaziranga National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 288th most-seen of the 323 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Slaty-blue Flycatcher in Kaziranga National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-blue Flycatcher in Kaziranga National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season. June and July have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Slaty-blue Flycatcher?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slaty-blue Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Kaziranga National Park the best place to see a Slaty-blue Flycatcher?

8th of 8

Of the 8 parks where we can rate Slaty-blue Flycatcher sightings, Kaziranga National Park ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Jim Corbett National Park (India, about 10%), Langtang National Park (Nepal, under 5%) and Namdapha National Park (India, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Slaty-blue Flycatcher live in Kaziranga National Park?

Same genus: Ficedula

The closest relatives of the Slaty-blue Flycatcher that you can see in Kaziranga National Park (genus Ficedula, Ficedula Flycatchers) are Taiga Flycatcher (about 30%) and Little Pied Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Slaty-blue Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Slaty-blue Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Kaziranga National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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