Luscinia calliope
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The Siberian rubythroat (Calliope calliope) is a small passerine bird first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1776. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family, Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher of the family Muscicapidae. The Siberian rubythroat and similar small European species are often called chats.
The Siberian rubythroat was previously placed in the genus Luscinia. A large molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that Luscinia was not monophyletic. The genus was therefore split and several species including the Siberian rubythroat as the type species were moved to the reinstated genus Calliope, which had originally been proposed by John Gould for the species in 1836. Calliope, from classical Greek meaning "beautiful-voiced", was one of the muses in Greek mythology and presided over eloquence and heroic poetry.
This species is slightly larger than the European robin. It is plain brown above except for the distinctive black tail with red side patches. It has a strong white supercilium. The male has a red throat edged with a narrow black and then a broad white border. Females lack... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 7 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Đà Nẵng | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Guwahati | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Hanoi | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Tamluk | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 8 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | |
| 9 | Taichung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 10 | Beijing | 🇨🇳 China |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beijing Wildlife Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Ueno Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Rubythroat sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 122 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.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Rubythroat in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and December, the lowest months. January–April and October–November have too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Siberian Rubythroat sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Siberian Rubythroat sightings, Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Keoladeo National Park (India, about 10%), Jiuzhaigou National Park (China, under 5%) and Chitwan National Park (Nepal, under 5%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Siberian Rubythroat that you can see in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Isabelline Wheatear (about 70%), Black Redstart (about 50%) and Desert Wheatear (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Siberian Rubythroat is recorded against all the birds logged in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (7 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.
