Dark-sided Flycatcher
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Dark-sided Flycatcher

Muscicapa sibirica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
68 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The dark-sided flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica) is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Muscicapa in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It has a wide breeding distribution in the East Palearctic with northern birds migrating south for the winter. It is also known as the Siberian flycatcher or sooty flycatcher, the latter name is also used for the sooty flycatcher (Artomyias infuscata) of Africa. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-sided Flycatcher sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 68 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

<5% · Rare
Ferruginous Flycatcher
LC

Ferruginous Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa ferruginea

Insufficient data
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
Slaty-backed Forktail
LC

Slaty-backed Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus schistaceus

30–40% · Possible
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

30–40% · Possible
White-capped Redstart

White-capped Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

30–40% · Possible
Plumbeous Water Redstart
LC Endemic

Plumbeous Water Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

20–30% · Possible
Blue-throated Flycatcher
LC

Blue-throated Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis rubeculoides

20–30% · Possible
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monticola cinclorhynchus

20–30% · Possible
Small Niltava
LC

Small Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava macgrigoriae

10–20% · With luck
Pale Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Pale Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis unicolor

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Probability
1 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
20–30%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
3 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
5 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
7 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
8 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
10 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%
11 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
12 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
13 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
14 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
16 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
18 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
19 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
20 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
21 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
22 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dark-sided Flycatcher in Royal Manas National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-sided Flycatcher sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 68 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dark-sided Flycatcher in Royal Manas National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Dark-sided Flycatcher in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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