What are the chances of seeing a Chinese Penduline-Tit in Jinan?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Penduline-Tit sighting in Jinan on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 50th most-seen of the 69 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Chinese Penduline-Tit in Jinan?
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Penduline-Tit in Jinan on a given day, against about 10% in May–September and December–February, the lowest months. That is one of Jinan's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 190 mm in July. April has too few records to rate.
What time of day is best to see a Chinese Penduline-Tit?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chinese Penduline-Tit sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Jinan the best place to see a Chinese Penduline-Tit?
Yes
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Chinese Penduline-Tit sightings, Jinan has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tianjin (China, about 10%) and Beijing (China, under 5%).
Which relatives of the Chinese Penduline-Tit live in Jinan?
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Chinese Penduline-Tit that you can see in Jinan (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 80%), Azure-winged Magpie (about 80%) and Oriental Magpie (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Chinese Penduline-Tit sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chinese Penduline-Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Jinan (9 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.