Myiomela leucura
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura) is an Old World flycatcher in the family Muscicapidae. It ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent and adjacent areas of Southeast Asia. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
BirdLife International 2014. [1]. 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Accessed on 19 July 2014. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 7 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Robin sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 129th most-seen of the 204 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Robin in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of Hong Kong's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 280 mm in June.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-tailed Robin 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.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate White-tailed Robin sightings, Hong Kong ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kunming (China, under 5%), Guangzhou (China, under 5%) and Chengdu (China, under 5%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the White-tailed Robin that you can see in Hong Kong (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 80%), Blue Whistling-Thrush (about 30%) and Asian Brown Flycatcher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-tailed Robin is recorded against all the birds logged in Hong Kong (40 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.
