Brown-breasted Flycatcher
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Brown-breasted Flycatcher

Muscicapa muttui

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

The brown-breasted flycatcher or Layard's flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The species breeds in north eastern India, central and Southern China and northern Burma and Thailand, and migrates to southern India and Sri Lanka. It forages for insects below the forest canopy, often close to the forest floor. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-breasted Flycatcher sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

10–20% · With luck
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

60–70% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

60–70% · Likely
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% · Rare
Blue-throated Flycatcher
LC

Blue-throated Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis rubeculoides

<5% · Rare
Dull-blue Flycatcher
NT

Dull-blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias sordidus

Insufficient data
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Terpsiphone paradisi

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Bulbul
LC Endemic

White-browed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus luteolus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

40–50% · Likely
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

40–50% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
6 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
7 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
10 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
11 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
12 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
13 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
14 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-breasted Flycatcher in Wilpattu National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-breasted Flycatcher sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown-breasted Flycatcher in Wilpattu National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Brown-breasted Flycatcher in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.

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