Phylloscopus borealoides
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In 3 days <5%
The Sakhalin leaf warbler (Phylloscopus borealoides) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It is found in Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands and Japan; it winters to the Amami and Okinawa islands and Indochina.
Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It has a long white supercilium and broad, dark brown eye-stripes. Its crown, upper parts, and bill are also dark brown. It has greenish-brown cheeks and its ear-coverts are mottled. Its bill has a pink base that extends to the lower mandible. Its legs are pale pinkish-brown.
It is easily confused with the pale-legged leaf warbler. One possible distinguishing feature is that its upperparts are slightly more greenish. It is more easily distinguished by its lower-pitched vocalizations, but some overlap does exist in the species' pitch ranges.
It nests in shrubs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sakhalin Leaf-Warbler sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 179th most-seen of the 204 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sakhalin Leaf-Warbler in Hong Kong on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Sakhalin Leaf-Warbler sightings, Hong Kong ranks 6th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sendai (Japan, under 5%), Bangkok (Thailand, under 5%) and Nagoya (Japan, under 5%).
Same genus: Phylloscopus
The closest relatives of the Sakhalin Leaf-Warbler that you can see in Hong Kong (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Yellow-browed Warbler (about 40%), Pallas's Leaf-Warbler (about 20%) and Dusky Warbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sakhalin Leaf-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Hong Kong (7 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.
