Fulvetta ruficapilla
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The spectacled fulvetta (Fulvetta ruficapilla) is a bird species in the family Paradoxornithidae. Like the other typical fulvettas, it was long included in the Timaliidae genus Alcippe or in the Sylviidae. It is found in China. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
They breed from March to June. They lay clutches of 2-3 white eggs, which they incubate for 13-14 days in nests made of tree bark, withered stems, hair, thin plastic threads, and plastic sheets. Both parents participate in incubation. The hatchlings nest for 12-14 days. Parents take turns taking care of hatchlings.
BirdLife International 2004. Alcippe ruficapilla. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kunming | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spectacled Fulvetta sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 98th most-seen of the 131 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spectacled Fulvetta in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–December, the lowest months. January to March have too few records to rate.
Only Jiuzhaigou National Park, in our data
Jiuzhaigou National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spectacled Fulvetta sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Fulvetta
The closest relatives of the Spectacled Fulvetta that you can see in Jiuzhaigou National Park (genus Fulvetta, Typical Fulvettas) are Chinese Fulvetta (about 10%) and Grey-hooded Fulvetta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spectacled Fulvetta is recorded against all the birds logged in Jiuzhaigou National Park (14 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.
