Rufous-chested Flycatcher
Ficedula dumetoria
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats)
- GenusFicedula (Ficedula Flycatchers)
- SpeciesFicedula dumetoria (Rufous-chested Flycatcher)
About the Rufous-chested Flycatcher
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 →
Closest Relatives at Komodo National Park
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Ficedula hyperythra
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Russet-backed Jungle Flycatcher
Rhinomyias oscillans
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Black-naped Oriole
Oriolus chinensis
Pacific Swallow
Hirundo javanica
Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon buceroides
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica
Flame-breasted Sunbird
Cinnyris solaris
Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
Wallacean Drongo
Dicrurus densus
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |