Sulphur-breasted Warbler

Sulphur-breasted Warbler

Phylloscopus ricketti

Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Guiyang

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Guiyang
1,140 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Sulphur-breasted Warbler

The sulphur-breasted warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It breeds in China; it winters to Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:11

China · 2015

© Wang zikun · XC1170140 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:28

China · 2024

© Peter Boesman · XC916475 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:53

China · 2026

© Yang Li · XC1140386 · 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 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
~10%
2 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
<5%
3 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sulphur-breasted Warbler in Guiyang?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sulphur-breasted Warbler sighting in Guiyang on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 79 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sulphur-breasted Warbler in Guiyang?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sulphur-breasted Warbler in Guiyang on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and October–January, the lowest months. February has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Sulphur-breasted Warbler?

Between 4 and 7 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sulphur-breasted 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 Guiyang the best place to see a Sulphur-breasted Warbler?

Yes

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Sulphur-breasted Warbler sightings, Guiyang has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Chengdu (China, under 5%) and Bangkok (Thailand, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Sulphur-breasted Warbler live in Guiyang?

Same genus: Phylloscopus

The closest relatives of the Sulphur-breasted Warbler that you can see in Guiyang (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Pallas's Leaf-Warbler (about 30%), Yellow-browed Warbler (about 20%) and Dusky Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Sulphur-breasted Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sulphur-breasted Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Guiyang (5 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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