Phylloscopus subaffinis
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The buff-throated warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It breeds in China and winters down toward northern Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
Its underparts are yellowish, and its upperparts are greenish-gray. Its bill has a dark tip. It is similar to the Tickell's Leaf Warbler, but duller in color. It can be identified by its short two-note call. It forages in low vegetation.
It breeds on hillsides in open scrub habitat. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chengdu | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-throated Warbler sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 300th most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-throated Warbler in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buff-throated Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Doi Inthanon National Park, in our data
Doi Inthanon National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Buff-throated Warbler sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Phylloscopus
The closest relatives of the Buff-throated Warbler that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Davison's Leaf-Warbler (about 50%), Ashy-throated Warbler (about 40%) and Yellow-browed Warbler (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buff-throated Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (17 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.
