Spectacled Tetraka

Spectacled Tetraka

Xanthomixis zosterops

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Montagne d'Ambre National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

15 Verified sightings at Montagne d'Ambre National Park From 2019 to 2026
536 In all 3 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Spectacled Tetraka

The spectacled tetraka (Xanthomixis zosterops) is a species of Malagasy warbler in the family Bernieridae. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Sounds

Call0:22

Madagascar · 2012

© Peter Boesman · XC763022 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Uncertain0:24

Madagascar · 2020

© Ken Behrens · XC622657 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:04

Madagascar · 2019

© Dries Van de Loock · XC536781 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~40%
2 Mantadia National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~30%
3 Montagne d'Ambre National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~30%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spectacled Tetraka in Montagne d'Ambre National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spectacled Tetraka sighting in Montagne d'Ambre National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 30 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

What time of day is best to see a Spectacled Tetraka?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spectacled Tetraka sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Montagne d'Ambre National Park the best place to see a Spectacled Tetraka?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Spectacled Tetraka sightings, Montagne d'Ambre National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 40%) and Mantadia National Park (Madagascar, about 30%).

Where does the Spectacled Tetraka sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spectacled Tetraka is recorded against all the birds logged in Montagne d'Ambre National Park (15 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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