Little Pied Flycatcher
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Little Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula westermanni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
867 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The little pied flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. The species was given the binomial Muscicapula westermanni by R.B. Sharpe in 1888 based on a specimen collected by Leonard Ray in Malaysia and named after Gerardus Frederik Westerman. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Little Pied Flycatcher sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 867 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Snowy-browed Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula hyperythra

20–30% · Possible
Mugimaki Flycatcher
LC

Mugimaki Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula mugimaki

5–10% · With luck
Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula hodgsoni

5–10% · With luck
Rufous-chested Flycatcher
LC

Rufous-chested Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula dumetoria

<5% · Rare
Narcissus Flycatcher
LC

Narcissus Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula narcissina

<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
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
Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinomyias olivaceus

5–10% · With luck
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
2 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
4 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
6 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
7 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
11 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
12 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
13 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
14 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
15 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Little Pied Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park?

About 39% of wildlife watchers report a Little Pied Flycatcher sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 867 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Little Pied Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Little Pied Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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