Anthus roseatus
Silhouette: Susan Murphy (original photograph), T. Michael Keesey (vectorization) · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The Rosy pipit (Anthus roseatus) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, South Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam. Birdlife International (English WIkipedia) Wikipedia →
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China · 2012
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China · 2019
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India · 2024
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 7 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rosy Pipit sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rosy Pipit in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May, July and September–December, the lowest months. Those are among Jiuzhaigou National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in December. January to March have too few records to rate.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rosy Pipit 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 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Rosy Pipit sightings, Jiuzhaigou National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kaziranga National Park (India, about 20%) and Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rosy Pipit is recorded against all the birds logged in Jiuzhaigou National Park (19 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.
