Phoenicurus frontalis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers. It breeds in central China and the Himalayas (where it winters in the southern foothills, as well as in southern Yunnan, the Patkai and northern Indochina. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. The female is brownish-grey, with paler underparts.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-fronted Redstart sighting in Kathmandu on a given day, based on 174 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 111th most-seen of the 312 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-fronted Redstart in Kathmandu on a given day, against under 5% in April to November, the lowest months. Those are among Kathmandu's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in July.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-fronted Redstart sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Blue-fronted Redstart sightings, Kathmandu ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Kunming (China, about 10%) and Shanghai (China, about 10%).
Same genus: Phoenicurus
The closest relatives of the Blue-fronted Redstart that you can see in Kathmandu (genus Phoenicurus, True Redstarts) are Hodgson's Redstart (about 10%) and Plumbeous Water Redstart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-fronted Redstart is recorded against all the birds logged in Kathmandu (174 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.
