Ashy-throated Warbler

Ashy-throated Warbler

Phylloscopus maculipennis

Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kathmandu

In 3 days <5%

11 Verified sightings at Kathmandu
1,455 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Ashy-throated Warbler

The ashy-throated warbler (Phylloscopus maculipennis) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in the Himalayas, Yunnan, Northeast India and northern Indochina. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:14

Thailand · 2026

© Peter Ericsson · XC1085953 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Subsong0:28

Thailand · 2022

© Ding Li Yong · XC700425 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call1:13

India · 2019

© Andrew Spencer · XC547863 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
2 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~30%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chongqing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
2 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
<5%
3 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Ashy-throated Warbler in Kathmandu?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy-throated Warbler sighting in Kathmandu on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 271st most-seen of the 312 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Ashy-throated Warbler in Kathmandu?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy-throated Warbler in Kathmandu on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see an Ashy-throated Warbler?

Between 4 and 7 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy-throated Warbler 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.

Is Kathmandu the best place to see an Ashy-throated Warbler?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Ashy-throated Warbler sightings, Kathmandu ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Chongqing (China, about 10%) and Chengdu (China, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Ashy-throated Warbler live in Kathmandu?

Same genus: Phylloscopus

The closest relatives of the Ashy-throated Warbler that you can see in Kathmandu (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Grey-hooded Warbler (about 20%), Hume's Warbler (about 20%) and Greenish Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Ashy-throated Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ashy-throated Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Kathmandu (11 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.

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