Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa latirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMuscicapa (Muscicapa Flycatchers)
- SpeciesMuscicapa latirostris (Asian Brown Flycatcher)
The Asian brown flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The word Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca, a fly and capere, to catch. The specific dauurica refers to Dauria, an area of south-eastern Siberia named after a local nomadic tribe. This is an insectivorous species which breeds in Japan, eastern Siberia and the Himalayas. It is migratory and winters in tropical southern Asia from southern India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia. The correct specific epithet for this species is disputed. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Brown Flycatcher sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa muttui
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Dull-blue Flycatcher
Eumyias sordidus
Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus blighi
Indian Blue Robin
Luscinia brunnea
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Kashmir Flycatcher
Ficedula subrubra
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
Sri Lanka White-eye
Zosterops ceylonensis
Yellow-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus penicillatus
Hill Swallow
Hirundo domicola
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Asian Brown Flycatcher in Horton Plains National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Asian Brown Flycatcher sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Asian Brown Flycatcher in Horton Plains National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Asian Brown Flycatcher in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.