Blue-and-white Flycatcher
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Blue-and-white Flycatcher

Cyanoptila cyanomelana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Khao Sok National Park
11 Verified records at Khao Sok National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) is a migratory songbird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The species is also known as the Japanese flycatcher. It breeds in Japan, Korea, and in parts of north eastern China and the Russian Far East. It winters in South East Asia, especially in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo. This species has been recorded as a vagrant from the Sinharaja Rainforest in Sri Lanka in 2014. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-and-white Flycatcher sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park

Zappey's Flycatcher
NT

Zappey's Flycatcher

Bird

Cyanoptila cumatilis

<5% · Rare
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

40–50% · Likely
Chestnut-naped Forktail
NT

Chestnut-naped Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus ruficapillus

20–30% · Possible
Large Blue-Flycatcher
NT

Large Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis magnirostris

10–20% · With luck
Chinese Blue Flycatcher
LC

Chinese Blue Flycatcher

Bird

Cyornis glaucicomans

5–10% · With luck
Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia cyane

5–10% · With luck
Green-backed Flycatcher
LC

Green-backed Flycatcher

Bird

Ficedula elisae

Insufficient data
Korean Flycatcher
LC

Korean Flycatcher

Bird

Ficedula zanthopygia

5–10% · Rare
Dark-sided Flycatcher
LC

Dark-sided Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa sibirica

5–10% · Rare
Blue Rock-Thrush
LC

Blue Rock-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Monticola solitarius

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
10–20%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
4 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
6 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
8 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
9 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
10 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
11 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-and-white Flycatcher in Khao Sok National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-and-white Flycatcher sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-and-white Flycatcher in Khao Sok National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Blue-and-white Flycatcher in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.

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