Red-flanked Bluetail
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Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Taroko National Park
58 Verified records at Taroko National Park
December 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% of wildlife watchers report a Red-flanked Bluetail sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Collared Bush-Robin
LC

Collared Bush-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tarsiger johnstoniae

30–40% · Possible
Plumbeous Water Redstart
LC Endemic

Plumbeous Water Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

30–40% · Possible
Vivid Niltava
LC Endemic

Vivid Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava vivida

30–40% · Possible
Formosan Whistling-Thrush
LC

Formosan Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus insularis

30–40% · Possible
White-tailed Robin
LC Endemic

White-tailed Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myiomela leucura

20–30% · Possible
Daurian Redstart
LC

Daurian Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus auroreus

10–20% · With luck
Rhyacornis fuliginosa

Rhyacornis fuliginosa

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhyacornis fuliginosa

10–20% · With luck
Ferruginous Flycatcher
LC

Ferruginous Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa ferruginea

10–20% · With luck
Taiwan Shortwing
LC

Taiwan Shortwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brachypteryx goodfellowi

5–10% · With luck
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula hyperythra

5–10% · With luck
Little Forktail
LC Endemic

Little Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus scouleri

<5% · Rare
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Taroko National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Red-flanked Bluetail sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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