What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Minivet in Dehradun?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Minivet sighting in Dehradun on a given day, based on 237 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 280 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Long-tailed Minivet in Dehradun?
February and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Minivet in Dehradun on a given day, against under 5% in March–October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Dehradun's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 370 mm in July.
What time of day is best to see a Long-tailed Minivet?
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-tailed Minivet sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Is Dehradun the best place to see a Long-tailed Minivet?
Among the best
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Long-tailed Minivet sightings, Dehradun ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kathmandu (Nepal, about 10%) and Guiyang (China, about 10%).
Where does the Long-tailed Minivet sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-tailed Minivet is recorded against all the birds logged in Dehradun (237 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.