Fulvetta ruficapilla
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The spectacled fulvetta (Fulvetta ruficapilla) is a bird species in the family Paradoxornithidae. Like the other typical fulvettas, it was long included in the Timaliidae genus Alcippe or in the Sylviidae. It is found in China. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
They breed from March to June. They lay clutches of 2-3 white eggs, which they incubate for 13-14 days in nests made of tree bark, withered stems, hair, thin plastic threads, and plastic sheets. Both parents participate in incubation. The hatchlings nest for 12-14 days. Parents take turns taking care of hatchlings.
BirdLife International 2004. Alcippe ruficapilla. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kunming | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spectacled Fulvetta sighting in Kunming on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 57th most-seen of the 99 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spectacled Fulvetta in Kunming on a given day, against under 5% in March and October, the lowest months. That is one of Kunming's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 180 mm in July.
Only Kunming, in our data
Kunming is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spectacled Fulvetta sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spectacled Fulvetta is recorded against all the birds logged in Kunming (15 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.
