Dark-sided Flycatcher
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Dark-sided Flycatcher

Muscicapa sibirica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kaeng Krachan National Park
417 Verified records at Kaeng Krachan 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-sided Flycatcher sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 417 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

30–40% · Possible
Ferruginous Flycatcher
LC

Ferruginous Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa ferruginea

<5% · Rare
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher

Rusty-tailed Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa ruficauda

Insufficient data
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

60–70% · Likely
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

40–50% · Likely
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

30–40% · Possible
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

20–30% · Possible
Hainan Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Hainan Blue-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis hainanus

20–30% · Possible
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

20–30% · With luck
Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia cyane

10–20% · With luck
Chinese Blue Flycatcher
LC

Chinese Blue Flycatcher

Bird

Cyornis glaucicomans

10–20% · With luck
Hill Blue Flycatcher
LC

Hill Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis whitei

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Kaeng Krachan National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-sided Flycatcher sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 417 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dark-sided Flycatcher in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

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

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