Ficedula sapphira
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The sapphire flycatcher (Ficedula sapphira) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sapphire Flycatcher sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 179 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 93rd most-seen of the 298 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sapphire Flycatcher in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and October, the lowest months. Those are among Namdapha National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 660 mm in July. June to September have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sapphire 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Sapphire Flycatcher sightings, Namdapha National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, under 5%) and Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, under 5%).
Same genus: Ficedula
The closest relatives of the Sapphire Flycatcher that you can see in Namdapha National Park (genus Ficedula, Ficedula Flycatchers) are Snowy-browed Flycatcher (about 20%), Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher (about 20%) and Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sapphire Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Namdapha National Park (179 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.
