Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher
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Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher

Cyornis turcosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
542 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The Malaysian blue flycatcher (Cyornis turcosus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It has a brilliant blue upperparts, a pale orange throat and chest, and a white belly. A slightly paler female has a whitish throat, while a male's is blue; the sexes are otherwise quite similar. The head is fairly uniformly blue, without boldly lighter or darker patches, unlike in many other "blue flycatchers". Pale and restricted orange also serve as a helpful identifying feature. A lowland species, restricted to secluded riverine forests in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula but found in a variety of dry and wet forests on Borneo. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 542 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher

Bird

Cyornis rufigastra

<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
Pale Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Pale Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis unicolor

Insufficient data
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

30–40% · 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
Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinomyias umbratilis

<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
Dark-sided Flycatcher
LC

Dark-sided Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa sibirica

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
4 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 542 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

March has the highest sighting rate for Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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