Locustella kashmirensis
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In 3 days ~10%
The West Himalayan bush warbler (Locustella kashmirensis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in the northwestern Himalayas. It was previously considered conspecific with the spotted bush warbler.
Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a West Himalayan Bush-Warbler sighting in Tamluk on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 119th most-seen of the 136 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a West Himalayan Bush-Warbler in Tamluk on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Tamluk's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 330 mm in July.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most West Himalayan Bush-Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate West Himalayan Bush-Warbler sightings, Tamluk has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Kolkata (India, under 5%) and Dehradun (India, under 5%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the West Himalayan Bush-Warbler that you can see in Tamluk (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Jungle Babbler (about 80%), Red-whiskered Bulbul (about 80%) and Common Tailorbird (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the West Himalayan Bush-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Tamluk (7 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.
