Aethopyga christinae
Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) is a bird in the family Nectariniidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1869. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Laos, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. These small birds, with decurved bill, call a soft and frequent "zwink-zwink" and a metallic trill. The bird appears in the most commonly used postal stamp of Hong Kong. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fuzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Shantou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Chongqing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Xiamen City | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 8 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Chengdu | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 10 | Guiyang | 🇨🇳 China |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Sunbird sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 714 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-tailed Sunbird in Guangzhou on a given day, against about 20% in March to October, the lowest months. That is one of Guangzhou's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 330 mm in June.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fork-tailed Sunbird sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 13
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Fork-tailed Sunbird sightings, Guangzhou ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Fuzhou (China, about 40%) and Hong Kong (China, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fork-tailed Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Guangzhou (714 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.
