Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The grey-hooded warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It is most famous for the way it warbles. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in the Himalayas. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-hooded Warbler sighting in Islamabad on a given day, based on 116 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 37th most-seen of the 123 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-hooded Warbler in Islamabad on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months. That is one of Islamabad's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 220 mm in July.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey-hooded Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Grey-hooded Warbler sightings, Islamabad ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Dehradun (India, about 20%) and Kathmandu (Nepal, about 20%).
Same genus: Phylloscopus
The closest relatives of the Grey-hooded Warbler that you can see in Islamabad (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Hume's Warbler (about 40%), Common Chiffchaff (about 10%) and Greenish Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey-hooded Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Islamabad (116 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.
