Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The white-capped redstart or white-capped water redstart (Phoenicurus leucocephalus) is a passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, much of China, and to certain regions of Central Asia.
Both sexes are black with red underparts and white crown atop their heads. Males have a larger white pattern on top of the head and brown or red spots under the wings. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, as well as some adjoining areas. The species ranges across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
This species was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Chaimarrornis but was moved to Phoenicurus based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010. Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-capped Redstart sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 154 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 225 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-capped Redstart in Langtang National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January–March, June and August, the lowest months. That is one of Langtang National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 390 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-capped Redstart sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate White-capped Redstart sightings, Langtang National Park ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 40%), Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 40%) and Jiuzhaigou National Park (China, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the White-capped Redstart that you can see in Langtang National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Blue Whistling-Thrush (about 70%), Blue-fronted Redstart (about 50%) and Plumbeous Water Redstart (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-capped Redstart is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (154 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.
