Mountain Tailorbird

Mountain Tailorbird

Phyllergates cuculatus

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

126 Verified sightings at Guangzhou
2,685 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Mountain Tailorbird

The mountain tailorbird (Phyllergates cucullatus) is a songbird species formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but is now placed in the genus Phyllergates of the family Cettiidae. It is native to the Purvanchal Range, southern China and mountainous areas of Southeast Asia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Uncertain0:18

Vietnam · 2026

© Tim Dinh / Annambirding · XC1160064 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:19

Malaysia · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1103159 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call1:21

China · 2025

© Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇 · XC1098945 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
2 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
3 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
4 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
6 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nanning 🇨🇳 China
~10%
2 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Tailorbird in Guangzhou?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Tailorbird sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 126 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 80th most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Mountain Tailorbird in Guangzhou?

April and July–February

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Tailorbird in Guangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Mountain Tailorbird?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mountain Tailorbird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Guangzhou the best place to see a Mountain Tailorbird?

Among the best

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Mountain Tailorbird sightings, Guangzhou ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nanning (China, about 10%).

Where does the Mountain Tailorbird sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mountain Tailorbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Guangzhou (126 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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