Phylloscopus occipitalis
Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The western crowned warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) is a leaf warbler which breeds in Central Asia. It winters in the forests of the Western Ghats. It prefers forests with high foliage complexity and tree density. The nest is built in a hole, and the typical clutch is four eggs.
The species has a distinctive crown stripe and two wing-bars. It often moves in small flocks or in mixed hunting parties. It can be identified by its large pale beak, grayish mantle, crown stripes, and pale legs. The western crowned warbler is an insectivore. Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler sighting in Jabalpur on a given day, based on 76 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 71st most-seen of the 185 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler in Jabalpur on a given day, against under 5% in May to July, the lowest months. That is one of Jabalpur's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against 5 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler sightings, Jabalpur has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Srinagar (India, under 5%) and Dehradun (India, under 5%).
Same genus: Phylloscopus
The closest relatives of the Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler that you can see in Jabalpur (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Greenish Warbler (about 40%), Sulphur-bellied Warbler (about 30%) and Hume's Warbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Jabalpur (76 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.
