Phyllergates cuculatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Tailorbird sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 132 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 54th most-seen of the 204 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.
October to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Tailorbird in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in June.
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.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Mountain Tailorbird sightings, Hong Kong ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nanning (China, about 10%) and Guangzhou (China, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain Tailorbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Hong Kong (132 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.
