Myiomela leucura
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura) is an Old World flycatcher in the family Muscicapidae. It ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent and adjacent areas of Southeast Asia. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
BirdLife International 2014. [1]. 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Accessed on 19 July 2014. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 7 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Robin sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 878 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 147 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Robin in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-tailed Robin sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 9 parks where we can rate White-tailed Robin sightings, Taroko National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 20%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the White-tailed Robin that you can see in Taroko National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Collared Bush-Robin (about 40%), Plumbeous Water Redstart (about 30%) and Formosan Whistling-Thrush (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-tailed Robin is recorded against all the birds logged in Taroko National Park (878 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.
