Sulphur-bellied Warbler

Sulphur-bellied Warbler

Phylloscopus griseolus

Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Jim Corbett National Park

In 3 days <5%

10 Verified sightings at Jim Corbett National Park From 2019 to 2026
241 In all 8 parks
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Sulphur-bellied Warbler

The sulphur-bellied warbler (Phylloscopus griseolus) is a species of leaf-warbler found in the Palearctic region (Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russian Federation [Central Asian Russia], Tajikistan and Turkmenistan). It was earlier also known by the name of olivaceous leaf-warbler.

Like other leaf-warblers, it gleans insects from small branches and leaves. It is found in rocky hill and scrub forest habitats. The species is found in small groups and has a tendency to forage low in the vegetation, sometimes even hopping on the ground. It has a single note cheep call. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:03

Kyrgyzstan · 2023

© Peter Boesman · XC813606 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:10

Mongolia · 2013

© Patrick Franke · XC162609 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Song1:17

China · 2016

© Paul Holt · XC681021 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
~10%
3 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jabalpur 🇮🇳 India
~30%
2 Jaipur 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Jodhpur 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Bhopal 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Nagpur 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Lucknow 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 New Delhi 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Kalyan-Dombivli 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Indore 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sulphur-bellied Warbler in Jim Corbett National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sulphur-bellied Warbler sighting in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 328th most-seen of the 368 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sulphur-bellied Warbler in Jim Corbett National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sulphur-bellied Warbler in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Sulphur-bellied Warbler?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sulphur-bellied Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Jim Corbett National Park the best place to see a Sulphur-bellied Warbler?

8th of 8

Of the 8 parks where we can rate Sulphur-bellied Warbler sightings, Jim Corbett National Park ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Hemis National Park (India, about 10%), Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (Mongolia, about 10%) and Satpura National Park (India, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Sulphur-bellied Warbler live in Jim Corbett National Park?

Same genus: Phylloscopus

The closest relatives of the Sulphur-bellied Warbler that you can see in Jim Corbett National Park (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Hume's Warbler (about 20%), Grey-hooded Warbler (about 20%) and Greenish Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Sulphur-bellied Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sulphur-bellied Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Jim Corbett National Park (10 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.

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