Ficedula dumetoria
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In 3 days <5%
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 Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 206th most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-chested 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 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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Rufous-chested Flycatcher sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 10%), Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, under 5%) and Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, under 5%).
Same genus: Ficedula
The closest relatives of the Rufous-chested Flycatcher that you can see in Kinabalu Park (genus Ficedula, Ficedula Flycatchers) are Little Pied Flycatcher (about 40%), Snowy-browed Flycatcher (about 30%) and Mugimaki 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 Kinabalu Park (11 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.
