Temnurus temnurus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus) is a species of bird in the crow and jay family Corvidae. The species is also known as the notch-tailed treepie. It is monotypic within the genus Temnurus. The species has a disjunct distribution in Southeast Asia and China. One population is found in southern Thailand, another in southern Vietnam, another in central and northern Vietnam and Laos, and the last in Hainan in China. Its natural habitat is tropical moist broadleaf evergreen lowland forests, and secondary forest and scrubland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ratchet-tailed Treepie sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th most-seen of the 159 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ratchet-tailed Treepie in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–May, August and October, the lowest months. That is one of Cuc Phuong National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 390 mm in August. July has too few records to rate.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Ratchet-tailed Treepie sightings, Cuc Phuong National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
Same family: Corvidae
The closest relatives of the Ratchet-tailed Treepie that you can see in Cuc Phuong National Park (family Corvidae, Crows, Jays, and Magpies) are White-winged Magpie (about 20%) and Racket-tailed Treepie (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ratchet-tailed Treepie is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (24 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
