Dark-sided Flycatcher
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Dark-sided Flycatcher

Muscicapa sibirica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
43 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
January 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-sided Flycatcher sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

5–10% · With luck
Ferruginous Flycatcher
LC

Ferruginous Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa ferruginea

<5% · Rare
Gray-streaked Flycatcher
LC

Gray-streaked Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa griseisticta

<5% · Rare
Indigo Flycatcher
LC

Indigo Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias indigo

60–70% · Likely
Bornean Whistling-Thrush
LC

Bornean Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus borneensis

50–60% · Likely
Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher

Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinomyias gularis

40–50% · Likely
Little Pied Flycatcher
LC

Little Pied Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula westermanni

30–40% · Possible
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula hyperythra

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

20–30% · Possible
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

10–20% · With luck
Mugimaki Flycatcher
LC

Mugimaki Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula mugimaki

5–10% · With luck
Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinomyias olivaceus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Kinabalu Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-sided Flycatcher sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dark-sided Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Dark-sided Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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