Ficedula strophiata
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The rufous-gorgeted flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to the Himalayas and Patkai ranges, central/southern China, northern Indochina and eastern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The rufous-gorgeted flycatcher is also common in the northern Kachin State of Myanmar, in temperate forest areas near boreal mountains. They spend winters in places like Thailand, North Laos, and Vietnam, and the Himalayas are a major breeding range. They perform altitudinal migrations.
As the name denotes, they are known for their reddish brown color with a distinctly colored patch on their throat. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 6 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 209th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Royal Manas National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 930 mm in July. August and September have too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
5th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 30%), Namdapha National Park (India, about 10%) and Jiuzhaigou National Park (China, about 10%).
Same genus: Ficedula
The closest relatives of the Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (genus Ficedula, Ficedula Flycatchers) are Little Pied 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-gorgeted Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (45 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.
