Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusFicedula (Ficedula Flycatchers)
- SpeciesFicedula albicilla (Taiga Flycatcher)
The taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) is a migratory bird in the family Muscicapidae. The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1811. The female has brown upper parts with a blackish tail flanked by white. The breast is buffish with underparts mostly white. The male has ear coverts and sides of the neck blue-tinged grey with breeding males having orange-red coloration on the throats. Unlike the taiga flycatcher, the female of the similar red-breasted flycatcher has a brown tail while the red colour in breeding males extends to the breast in the red-breasted flycatcher. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Taiga Flycatcher sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Khao Luang National Park
Korean Flycatcher
Ficedula zanthopygia
Green-backed Flycatcher
Ficedula elisae
Rufous-chested Flycatcher
Ficedula dumetoria
Mugimaki Flycatcher
Ficedula mugimaki
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher
Rhinomyias olivaceus
Chestnut-naped Forktail
Enicurus ruficapillus
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa latirostris
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Siberian Blue Robin
Luscinia cyane
Chinese Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis glaucicomans
📅 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 Taiga Flycatcher in Khao Luang National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Taiga Flycatcher sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Taiga Flycatcher in Khao Luang National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Taiga Flycatcher in Khao Luang National Park in our monthly data.