White-tailed Flycatcher (Leucoptilon concretum)
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White-tailed Flycatcher

Leucoptilon concretum (Müller, S, 1836)

It weighs about 24.5 g, inhabits tall, dense forest, and feeds mainly on terrestrial invertebrates.

Busiest months: March · Most records: Vietnam, China, Malaysia

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: March · Most records: Vietnam, China, Malaysia

White-tailed Flycatcher has been recorded at 67 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Cuc Phuong NPVietnam155 records
  2. HongbengheChina68 records
  3. Poring Hot SpringsMalaysia50 records
More places
  1. Cuc Phuong NP – Bong SubstationVietnam44 records
  2. Shiti VillageChina24 records
  3. Hala – Bala Wildlife Sanctuary – BalaThailand22 records
  4. Ba Vi NPVietnam18 records
  5. Danum Valley Borneo Rainforest LodgeMalaysia18 records
  6. TN Kerinci – Jl TapanIndonesia13 records
  7. Upper Tapan Road, Jambi Prov., SumatraIndonesia12 records

Countries and regions with the most records

VietnamChinaMalaysiaThailandIndonesiaIndiaLaosMyanmar (Burma)

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The white-tailed flycatcher (Leucoptilon concretum) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Leucoptilon. It is found in submountain forests from the eastern Himalayas and northern Myanmar to southern China, western and southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.

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Questions

Where does the White-tailed Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: northeastern India to Borneo. It is most often recorded in Vietnam, China and Malaysia.

When is the best time to see the White-tailed Flycatcher?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the White-tailed Flycatcher endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the White-tailed Flycatcher as Least Concern.

What family is the White-tailed Flycatcher in?

It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Conservation
Least Concern

Range

Oriental: northeastern India to Borneo

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
Genus
Leucoptilon

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White-tailed Flycatcher

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