Phylloscopus occipitalis
Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The western crowned warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) is a leaf warbler which breeds in Central Asia. It winters in the forests of the Western Ghats. It prefers forests with high foliage complexity and tree density. The nest is built in a hole, and the typical clutch is four eggs.
The species has a distinctive crown stripe and two wing-bars. It often moves in small flocks or in mixed hunting parties. It can be identified by its large pale beak, grayish mantle, crown stripes, and pale legs. The western crowned warbler is an insectivore. Wikipedia →
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India · 2024
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler sighting in Srinagar on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 69th most-seen of the 120 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.
May and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler in Srinagar on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Crowned Leaf-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.
2nd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler sightings, Srinagar ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Jabalpur (India, about 10%).
Same genus: Phylloscopus
The closest relatives of the Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler that you can see in Srinagar (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Hume's Warbler (about 10%) and Pale-rumped Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Srinagar (28 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.
