Heterophasia pulchella
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The beautiful sibia (Heterophasia pulchella) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in China, India, and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. 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 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Sibia sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 176 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 107th most-seen of the 298 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.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Sibia in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Namdapha National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 660 mm in July. June to September have too few records to rate.
Only Namdapha National Park, in our data
Namdapha National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Beautiful Sibia sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Heterophasia
The closest relatives of the Beautiful Sibia that you can see in Namdapha National Park (genus Heterophasia, Sibias) are Long-tailed Sibia (about 40%) and Rufous-backed Sibia (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Beautiful Sibia is recorded against all the birds logged in Namdapha National Park (176 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.
