Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Rhinomyias umbratilis

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
31 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grey-chested jungle flycatcher (Cyornis umbratilis) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species was previously placed in the genus Rhinomyias but was moved to Cyornis based on the results of a 2010 molecular phylogenetic study. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher

Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinomyias gularis

Insufficient data
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

30–40% · Possible
Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher
NT

Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Cyornis turcosus

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

10–20% · With luck
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

<5% · Rare
Rufous-chested Flycatcher
LC

Rufous-chested Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula dumetoria

<5% · Rare
Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher

Bird

Cyornis rufigastra

<5% · Rare
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

<5% · Rare
Blue-and-white Flycatcher
LC

Blue-and-white Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanoptila cyanomelana

<5% · Rare
Bornean Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Bornean Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis superbus

<5% · Rare
Long-billed Blue-Flycatcher
VU

Long-billed Blue-Flycatcher

Bird

Cyornis caerulatus

<5% · Rare
Dark-sided Flycatcher
LC

Dark-sided Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa sibirica

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
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 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
4 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

July has the highest sighting rate for Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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