Sapphire Flycatcher
Ficedula sapphira
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats)
- GenusFicedula (Ficedula Flycatchers)
- SpeciesFicedula sapphira (Sapphire Flycatcher)
About the Sapphire Flycatcher
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 →
Closest Relatives at Manas National Park
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Ficedula hyperythra
Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher
Ficedula hodgsoni
Slaty-blue Flycatcher
Ficedula tricolor
Ultramarine Flycatcher
Ficedula superciliaris
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
Ficedula strophiata
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis poliogenys
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
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 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |