Indian Blue Robin
Luscinia brunnea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusLuscinia (Nightingales and Allies)
- SpeciesLuscinia brunnea (Indian Blue Robin)
The Indian blue robin (Larvivora brunnea) is a small bird found in the Indian subcontinent. Formerly considered a thrush, it is now considered one of the Old World flycatchers in the family Muscicapidae. It was earlier also called the Indian blue chat. It is migratory, breeding in the forests along the Himalayas of Nepal, India, Myanmar and Bangladesh. They winter in the hill forests of the Western Ghats of India and in Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Blue Robin sighting in Eravikulam National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Eravikulam National Park
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Nilgiri Flycatcher
Eumyias albicaudatus
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
White-bellied Blue Robin
Myiomela albiventris
Black-and-orange Flycatcher
Ficedula nigrorufa
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Muscicapa ruficauda
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
Monticola cinclorhynchus
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa latirostris
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
📅 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 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Blue Robin in Eravikulam National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Blue Robin sighting in Eravikulam National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Indian Blue Robin in Eravikulam National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Indian Blue Robin in Eravikulam National Park in our monthly data.