Spizixos semitorques
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The collared finchbill (Spizixos semitorques) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in China, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam. The species favors forested hills at moderate elevations. Primarily a frugivore, the collared finchbill also eats seeds and insects. The birds are typically monogamous, with females building nests in trees in which to lay their eggs.
They eat fruit, including Hedera nepalensis and Paederia scandens. Alternate names for the collared finchbill include the black-headed finch-bill, Chinese finch-bill, Japanese finch-bill, collared finch-billed bulbul and Swinhoe's finch-billed bulbul.
Found in Taiwan and Miyako and Yaeyama Islands of Japan Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disney's Animal Kingdom | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Zoo Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Brookfield Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Beijing Zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Sedgwick County Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Chester Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Lincoln Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Bird Kingdom | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Finchbill sighting in Xi'an on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 46th most-seen of the 49 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Finchbill in Xi'an on a given day, against under 5% in March, June and September–October, the lowest months. February and August have too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Collared Finchbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
10th of 17
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Collared Finchbill sightings, Xi'an ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Guiyang (China, about 90%), Chongqing (China, about 30%) and Changsha (China, about 20%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Collared Finchbill that you can see in Xi'an (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Light-vented Bulbul (about 90%) and Anderson's Bulbul (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Collared Finchbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Xi'an (11 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.
