Ficedula sapphira
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sapphire Flycatcher sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 221st 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sapphire Flycatcher in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–July, October and December, 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 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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Sapphire Flycatcher sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 10%).
Same genus: Ficedula
The closest relatives of the Sapphire 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 Sapphire Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (49 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.
