Sinosuthora alphonsiana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The ashy-throated parrotbill (Suthora alphonsiana) is a parrotbill. In old sources, it may be called Alphonse's crow-tit; though superficially resembling a tit it is not a member of the Paridae. The native range of this species extends from south-west China to northern Vietnam, and it might have become naturalised in one area in Italy.
This is a medium-sized tawny-coloured parrotbill with the large bill typical of these birds. The specific epithet commemorates the French ornithologist Alphonse Milne-Edwards. Formerly placed with the typical warblers (Sylvia) in the Sylviidae, the Old World babblers in the Timaliidae, or the tits and chickadees in the Paridae, they are now thought to belong to a distinct parrotbill family Paradoxornithidae.
They might be less close to the great parrotbill (Conostoma oemodium) than to Chrysomma, or to the fulvettas (Fulvetta) which were often included in the wastebin genus Alcippe. Another relative might be the wrentit (Chamaea fasciata), the only known American member of the Paradoxornithidae in the modern circumscription. The former two, and occasionally also the wrentit, were traditionally considered typical warblers... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy-throated Parrotbill sighting in Kunming on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 91st most-seen of the 99 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.
January and February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy-throated Parrotbill in Kunming on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months. Those are among Kunming's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in July.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy-throated Parrotbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Ashy-throated Parrotbill sightings, Kunming ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Guiyang (China, about 60%), Chongqing (China, about 20%) and Chengdu (China, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ashy-throated Parrotbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Kunming (5 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.
