Phoenicurus frontalis
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers. It breeds in central China and the Himalayas (where it winters in the southern foothills, as well as in southern Yunnan, the Patkai and northern Indochina. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. The female is brownish-grey, with paler underparts.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-fronted Redstart sighting in Shanghai on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 202 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-fronted Redstart in Shanghai on a given day, against under 5% in February to November, the lowest months. Those are among Shanghai's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 200 mm in June.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-fronted Redstart 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Blue-fronted Redstart sightings, Shanghai ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kunming (China, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-fronted Redstart is recorded against all the birds logged in Shanghai (6 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.
