Phylloscopus pulcher
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests. It is primarily found at low altitudes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathmandu | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-barred Warbler sighting in Kathmandu on a given day, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 173rd most-seen of the 312 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-barred Warbler in Kathmandu on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buff-barred Warbler 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.
Only Kathmandu, in our data
Kathmandu is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Buff-barred Warbler sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Phylloscopus
The closest relatives of the Buff-barred 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buff-barred Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Kathmandu (72 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.
