Smoky Warbler

Smoky Warbler

Phylloscopus fuligiventer

Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Manas National Park

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

18 Verified sightings at Manas National Park From 2019 to 2026
165 In all 5 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Smoky Warbler

The smoky warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It is found in the eastern Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau, and as an occasional vagrant to Myanmar. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:16

China · 2019

© Peter Boesman · XC491418 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:28

India · 2013

© Lakshminarasimha R · XC116894 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Song0:44

China · 2016

© Yann Muzika · XC332188 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~10%
2 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
3 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Smoky Warbler in Manas National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Smoky Warbler sighting in Manas National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 293rd most-seen of the 377 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Smoky Warbler in Manas National Park?

December

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Smoky Warbler in Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, the lowest months. That is one of Manas National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 1070 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Smoky Warbler?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smoky Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Manas National Park the best place to see a Smoky Warbler?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Smoky Warbler sightings, Manas National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Chitwan National Park (Nepal, about 10%) and Langtang National Park (Nepal, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Smoky Warbler live in Manas National Park?

Same genus: Phylloscopus

The closest relatives of the Smoky Warbler that you can see in Manas National Park (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Dusky Warbler (about 10%), Blyth's Leaf-Warbler (about 10%) and Greenish Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Smoky Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Smoky Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Manas National Park (18 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.

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