Radde's Warbler

Radde's Warbler

Phylloscopus schwarzi

Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Guangzhou

In 3 days <5%

9 Verified sightings at Guangzhou
883 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Radde's Warbler

Radde's warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi) is a leaf warbler which breeds in Siberia. This warbler is strongly migratory and winters in Southeast Asia. The genus name Phylloscopus is from Ancient Greek phullon, "leaf", and skopos, "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch"). The specific schwarzi commemorates German astronomer Ludwig Schwarz (1822–1894).

This is a warbler similar in size to a willow warbler. The adult has an unstreaked brown back and buff underparts. There is a very long prominent whitish supercilium, and the pointed bill is thicker than that of the similar dusky warbler. The legs are paler than those of the dusky warbler, and the feet look large, reflecting the more terrestrial lifestyle of this warbler. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are yellower below. The call is a soft chick.

Radde's warbler breeds in southern parts of Central and Eastern Siberia as far east as Korea and Manchuria. It is a migratory species and spends the winter in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. In its breeding range, Radde's warbler is found in open deciduous woodlands with some undergrowth and bushy woodland... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:10

Sweden · 2026

© Jonas Bonnedahl · XC1183036 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song and call0:12

China · 2026

© Peter Boesman · XC1147733 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Alarm call0:26

China · 2025

© Dave Guo · XC1147096 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
3 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
4 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Đà Nẵng 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
2 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
<5%
3 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
<5%
4 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%
5 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%
6 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 Cambodia
<5%
8 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Radde's Warbler in Guangzhou?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Radde's Warbler sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 231st most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Radde's Warbler in Guangzhou?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Radde's Warbler in Guangzhou on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Radde's Warbler?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Radde's Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Guangzhou the best place to see a Radde's Warbler?

8th of 8

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Radde's Warbler sightings, Guangzhou ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Đà Nẵng (Vietnam, about 10%), Beijing (China, under 5%) and Wuhan (China, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Radde's Warbler live in Guangzhou?

Same genus: Phylloscopus

The closest relatives of the Radde's Warbler that you can see in Guangzhou (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Dusky Warbler (about 10%), Yellow-browed Warbler (about 10%) and Pallas's Leaf-Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Radde's Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Radde's Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Guangzhou (9 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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