Spizixos semitorques
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The collared finchbill (Spizixos semitorques) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in China, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam. The species favors forested hills at moderate elevations. Primarily a frugivore, the collared finchbill also eats seeds and insects. The birds are typically monogamous, with females building nests in trees in which to lay their eggs.
They eat fruit, including Hedera nepalensis and Paederia scandens. Alternate names for the collared finchbill include the black-headed finch-bill, Chinese finch-bill, Japanese finch-bill, collared finch-billed bulbul and Swinhoe's finch-billed bulbul.
Found in Taiwan and Miyako and Yaeyama Islands of Japan Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disney's Animal Kingdom | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Zoo Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Brookfield Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Beijing Zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Sedgwick County Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Chester Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Lincoln Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Bird Kingdom | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Finchbill sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 131 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Finchbill in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month. Those are among Jiuzhaigou National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in December. January to March have too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Collared Finchbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Collared Finchbill sightings, Jiuzhaigou National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Collared Finchbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Jiuzhaigou National Park (17 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.
