Leucosticte brandti
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Brandt's mountain finch (Leucosticte brandti), also known as the black-headed mountain-finch, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Mountain-Finch sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 131 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.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Mountain-Finch in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–December, the lowest months. That is one of Jiuzhaigou National Park's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 15 mm in December. January to March 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 Black-headed Mountain-Finch sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black-headed Mountain-Finch sightings, Jiuzhaigou National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Hemis National Park (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-headed Mountain-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Jiuzhaigou National Park (5 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.
