Rhinomyias umbratilis
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The grey-chested jungle flycatcher (Cyornis umbratilis) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher 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 swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
This species was previously placed in the genus Rhinomyias but was moved to Cyornis based on the results of a 2010 molecular phylogenetic study. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 168th most-seen of the 247 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 20%), Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 10%) and Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, under 5%).
Same genus: Rhinomyias
The closest relatives of the Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher that you can see in Kinabalu Park (genus Rhinomyias) are Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher (about 40%) and Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabalu Park (26 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.
