Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Minivet in Islamabad?

Accepted Answer

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Minivet sighting in Islamabad on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 89th most-seen of the 123 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Long-tailed Minivet in Islamabad?

Accepted Answer

Any time of year. In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Minivet in Islamabad on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Long-tailed Minivet?

Accepted Answer

Between 3 and 6 am. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-tailed Minivet sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Question 4

Is Islamabad the best place to see a Long-tailed Minivet?

Accepted Answer

8th of 11. Of the 11 cities where we can rate Long-tailed Minivet sightings, Islamabad ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kathmandu (Nepal, about 10%), Guiyang (China, about 10%) and Dehradun (India, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Long-tailed Minivet live in Islamabad?

Accepted Answer

Same order: Passeriformes. The closest relatives of the Long-tailed Minivet that you can see in Islamabad (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are House Crow (over 90%), House Sparrow (about 70%) and Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Long-tailed Minivet sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Long-tailed Minivet is recorded against all the birds logged in Islamabad (16 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~20%
2	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	~20%
3	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~20%
4	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
5	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~10%
6	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
7	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	~10%
8	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
9	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
10	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
11	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
12	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
13	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
14	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	~10%
2	Guiyang	🇨🇳 China	~10%
3	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	~10%
4	Jammu	🇮🇳 India	<5%
5	Srinagar	🇮🇳 India	<5%
6	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	<5%
7	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	<5%
8	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Pakistan	<5%
9	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	<5%
10	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	<5%

Long-tailed Minivet

About the Long-tailed Minivet

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Recent sightings of Long-tailed Minivet in Islamabad

Global Distribution

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Closest Relatives at Islamabad

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