Red-flanked Bluetail
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Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nikko National Park
23 Verified records at Nikko National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), also known as the orange-flanked bush-robin, is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in mixed coniferous forests in northern Asia, parts of central Asia, and northeastern Europe. It is migratory, wintering mainly in southeast Asia, in the Indian subcontinent, the Himalayas, Taiwan, and northern Indochina. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-flanked Bluetail sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park

Narcissus Flycatcher
LC

Narcissus Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula narcissina

30–40% · Possible
Amur Stonechat

Amur Stonechat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola stejnegeri

20–30% · Possible
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

20–30% · Possible
Blue-and-white Flycatcher
LC

Blue-and-white Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanoptila cyanomelana

10–20% · With luck
Daurian Redstart
LC

Daurian Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus auroreus

5–10% · With luck
Japanese Robin

Japanese Robin

Bird

Erithacus akahige

5–10% · With luck
Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia cyane

<5% · Rare
Gray-streaked Flycatcher
LC

Gray-streaked Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa griseisticta

<5% · Rare
Dark-sided Flycatcher
LC

Dark-sided Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa sibirica

<5% · Rare
Blue Rock-Thrush
LC

Blue Rock-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Monticola solitarius

Insufficient data
Siberian Rubythroat

Siberian Rubythroat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Luscinia calliope

Insufficient data
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
2 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
5–10%
3 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
5 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
9 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-flanked Bluetail in Nikko National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Red-flanked Bluetail sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-flanked Bluetail in Nikko National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Red-flanked Bluetail in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.

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