Parus monticolus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The green-backed tit (Parus monticolus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are boreal forest, temperate forest, and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Tit sighting in Kathmandu on a given day, based on 116 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 136th 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.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Tit in Kathmandu on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of Kathmandu's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 280 mm in July.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-backed Tit 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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Green-backed Tit sightings, Kathmandu ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Guiyang (China, about 60%), Kunming (China, about 20%) and Chengdu (China, about 10%).
Same genus: Parus
The closest relatives of the Green-backed Tit that you can see in Kathmandu (genus Parus, Great Tits and Allies) are Himalayan Black-lored Tit (about 20%) and Cinereous Tit (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-backed Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Kathmandu (116 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.
