Minla cyanouroptera
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The blue-winged minla (Actinodura cyanouroptera), also known as the blue-winged siva, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It has in the past been placed in the genus Minla and also in the monotypic Siva. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →
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Hong Kong SAR China · 2023
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© Chengqian Zheng · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Minla sighting in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, based on 255 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 368 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.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Minla in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and June–September, the lowest months. That is one of Jim Corbett National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 360 mm in July.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-winged Minla sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Blue-winged Minla sightings, Jim Corbett National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 20%) and Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same family: Leiothrichidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-winged Minla that you can see in Jim Corbett National Park (family Leiothrichidae, Laughingthrushes and Allies) are Jungle Babbler (about 60%), White-crested Laughingthrush (about 40%) and Red-billed Leiothrix (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-winged Minla is recorded against all the birds logged in Jim Corbett National Park (255 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.
