Yuhina nigrimenta
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The black-chinned yuhina (Yuhina nigrimenta) is a bird species in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is found in the Indian subcontinent from the Himalayas eastwards to contiguous hilly regions of Southeast Asia. The species ranges across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, as well as subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70–291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chinned Yuhina sighting in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, based on 122 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 185th most-seen of the 368 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chinned Yuhina in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and June–September, the lowest months. Those are among Jim Corbett National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 360 mm in July.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-chinned Yuhina sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Black-chinned Yuhina sightings, Jim Corbett National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 30%) and Namdapha National Park (India, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-chinned Yuhina is recorded against all the birds logged in Jim Corbett National Park (122 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.
