Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Wood Warbler in Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Warbler sighting in Shanghai on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 186th most-seen of the 202 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Wood Warbler in Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

Any time of year. In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Warbler in Shanghai on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Wood Warbler?

Accepted Answer

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wood Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Shanghai the best place to see a Wood Warbler?

Accepted Answer

34th of 36. Of the 36 cities where we can rate Wood Warbler sightings, Shanghai ranks 34th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, about 20%), Moscow (Russia, about 20%) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Wood Warbler live in Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

Same genus: Phylloscopus. The closest relatives of the Wood Warbler that you can see in Shanghai (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Pallas's Leaf-Warbler (about 20%) and Yellow-browed Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Wood Warbler sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Wood Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Shanghai (19 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~40%
2	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~20%
3	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	~10%
4	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	~10%
5	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
6	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	~10%
7	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
9	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
11	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	<5%
12	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
13	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
14	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
15	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	<5%
16	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
17	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	~20%
2	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	~20%
3	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	~10%
4	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	~10%
5	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	~10%
6	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	~10%
7	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	~10%
8	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
9	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	~10%
10	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	~10%

Wood Warbler

Sounds

Recent sightings of Wood Warbler in Shanghai

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Shanghai

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Yellow-browed Warbler

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Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler

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