Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa muttui
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMuscicapa (Muscicapa Flycatchers)
- SpeciesMuscicapa muttui (Brown-breasted Flycatcher)
The brown-breasted flycatcher or Layard's flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The species breeds in north eastern India, central and Southern China and northern Burma and Thailand, and migrates to southern India and Sri Lanka. It forages for insects below the forest canopy, often close to the forest floor. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-breasted Flycatcher sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Doi Inthanon National Park
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa latirostris
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Muscicapa ferruginea
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
White-browed Shortwing
Brachypteryx montana
Large Niltava
Niltava grandis
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Ficedula hyperythra
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni
White-capped Redstart
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 13 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 14 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown-breasted Flycatcher in Doi Inthanon National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-breasted Flycatcher sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brown-breasted Flycatcher in Doi Inthanon National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Brown-breasted Flycatcher in Doi Inthanon National Park in our monthly data.