Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The grey-hooded warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It is most famous for the way it warbles. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in the Himalayas. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Wikipedia →
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India · 2023
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-hooded Warbler sighting in Kathmandu on a given day, based on 1,169 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 29th most-seen of the 312 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-hooded Warbler in Kathmandu on a given day, against about 10% in September, the lowest month. That is one of Kathmandu's driest months, with about 35 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 Grey-hooded Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Grey-hooded Warbler sightings, Kathmandu ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Dehradun (India, about 20%).
Same genus: Phylloscopus
The closest relatives of the Grey-hooded Warbler that you can see in Kathmandu (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are 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 Grey-hooded Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Kathmandu (1,169 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.
