Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler

Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler

Horornis fortipes

Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Chengdu

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

39 Verified sightings at Chengdu
350 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler

The brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes), also known as the brownish-flanked bush warbler, is a species of bush-warbler of the family Cettiidae. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Himalayas, South China and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call1:26

China · 2025

© Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇 · XC1180537 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:29

China · 2021

© JJSUN · XC1070771 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call1:12

China · 2025

© Dave Guo · XC1047492 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
2 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
~50%
2 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~40%
3 Hefei 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Nanchang 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Jinhua 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
8 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~10%
9 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler in Chengdu?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler sighting in Chengdu on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 156 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler in Chengdu?

March and November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler in Chengdu on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, the lowest months. Those are among Chengdu's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 270 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Chengdu the best place to see a Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler?

11th of 19

Of the 19 cities where we can rate Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler sightings, Chengdu ranks 11th at about 10%. The best odds are in Guiyang (China, about 50%), Hangzhou (China, about 40%) and Hefei (China, about 20%).

Where does the Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Chengdu (39 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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