Family

Fairy Flycatchers

Stenostiridae

9 species in our catalog · found in 68 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyStenostiridae (Fairy Flycatchers)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Culicicapa ceylonensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Chelidorhynx hypoxantha

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Elminia longicauda

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Elminia albonotata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Elminia albicauda

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Elminia albiventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stenostira scita

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elminia nigromitrata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Culicicapa helianthea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Fairy Flycatchers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~70%
	Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail			~50%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~40%
2	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~70%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~70%
3	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~50%
	Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail			~40%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~20%
4	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~50%
	White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher			~30%
	African Blue Flycatcher			~20%
	White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher			~10%
	Dusky Crested-Flycatcher			<5%
	White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher			<5%
5	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	~50%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~50%
6	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~50%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~50%
7	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	~40%
	White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher			~40%
	White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher			~10%
	White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher			<5%
	Dusky Crested-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
	African Blue Flycatcher			Insufficient data
8	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~40%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~30%
	Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail			~20%
9	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~40%
	African Blue Flycatcher			~40%
	White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher			<5%
	Dusky Crested-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
10	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~40%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~40%
11	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~40%
	Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail			~20%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~20%
12	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5	~40%
	White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher			~30%
	African Blue Flycatcher			~10%
	White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher			<5%
	White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher			<5%
	Dusky Crested-Flycatcher			<5%
13	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~40%
	White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher			~40%
14	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~40%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~40%
15	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	2	~40%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~30%
	Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail			~10%
16	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	~30%
	White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher			~30%
	White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher			~10%
	White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher			<5%
17	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~30%
18	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~30%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~30%
19	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~20%
20	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~20%
	Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail			~10%
21	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~20%
22	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~20%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~20%
	Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail			Insufficient data
23	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~20%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~20%
	Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail			<5%
24	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~20%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~20%
25	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~20%
26	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~10%
	African Blue Flycatcher			~10%
27	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~10%
28	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail			<5%
29	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~10%
30	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~10%
	African Blue Flycatcher			~10%
	White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher			<5%
	Dusky Crested-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
	White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
31	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~10%
32	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	Dusky Crested-Flycatcher			~10%
	African Blue Flycatcher			<5%
33	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Fairy Flycatcher			~10%
34	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~10%
35	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~10%
36	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	~10%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~10%
37	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~10%
	White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher			~10%
	White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher			<5%
38	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher			~10%
39	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			~10%
40	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	African Blue Flycatcher			<5%
41	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			<5%
42	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	<5%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			<5%
43	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			<5%
44	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			<5%
45	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
46	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Fairy Flycatcher			Insufficient data
47	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	<5%
	White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
48	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Fairy Flycatcher			<5%
49	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	<5%
	White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
50	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			<5%
51	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
52	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	African Blue Flycatcher			<5%
53	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Fairy Flycatcher			Insufficient data
54	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
55	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
56	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
57	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Fairy Flycatcher			Insufficient data
58	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			<5%
59	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	African Blue Flycatcher			<5%
60	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
61	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	African Blue Flycatcher			Insufficient data
	White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
62	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
63	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Citrine Canary-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
64	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
65	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
66	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
67	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher			Insufficient data
68	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Fairy Flycatcher			<5%