Ficedula dumetoria
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The rufous-chested flycatcher (Ficedula dumetoria) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The former subspecies Ficedula dumetoria riedeli is now usually considered a full species - the Tanimbar flycatcher. It is insectivorous. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-chested Flycatcher sighting in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 196th most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-chested Flycatcher in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months. That is one of Khao Luang National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 350 mm in November.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-chested Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Rufous-chested Flycatcher sightings, Khao Luang National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same genus: Ficedula
The closest relatives of the Rufous-chested Flycatcher that you can see in Khao Luang National Park (genus Ficedula, Ficedula Flycatchers) are Korean Flycatcher (about 10%) and Taiga Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-chested Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Khao Luang National Park (8 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.
