Indian Robin

Indian Robin

Saxicoloides fulicatus

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
64 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian robin (Copsychus fulicatus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is widespread in the Indian subcontinent and ranges across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The males of the northern subspecies have brown backs whose extent gradually reduces southwards, with the males of the southern subspecies having all-black backs. They are commonly found in open scrub areas and often seen running along the ground or perching on low thorny shrubs and rocks. The long tail is usually held up and the chestnut undertail coverts and dark body make them easily distinguishable from pied bushchats and Oriental magpie-robins. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Robin sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Brown-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Brown-breasted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa muttui

40–50% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

30–40% · Possible
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

10–20% · With luck
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

10–20% · With luck
Indian Blue Robin

Indian Blue Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia brunnea

5–10% · With luck
Dull-blue Flycatcher
NT

Dull-blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias sordidus

<5% · Rare
Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush
EN

Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus blighi

<5% · Rare
Kashmir Flycatcher
VU

Kashmir Flycatcher

Bird

Ficedula subrubra

<5% · Rare
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
3 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
4 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
5 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
8 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
9 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
10 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
12 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
13 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
15 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
17 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Robin in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Robin sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Robin in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Indian Robin in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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