Locustella kashmirensis
Silhouette: Afsarnayakkan · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The West Himalayan bush warbler (Locustella kashmirensis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in the northwestern Himalayas. It was previously considered conspecific with the spotted bush warbler.
Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a West Himalayan Bush-Warbler sighting in Dehradun on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 193rd most-seen of the 280 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a West Himalayan Bush-Warbler in Dehradun on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most West Himalayan Bush-Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate West Himalayan Bush-Warbler sightings, Dehradun ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tamluk (India, under 5%) and Kolkata (India, under 5%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the West Himalayan Bush-Warbler that you can see in Dehradun (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are White-cheeked Bulbul (about 70%), Indian White-eye (about 60%) and Common Tailorbird (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the West Himalayan Bush-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Dehradun (32 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.
