Phylloscopus occipitalis
Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The western crowned warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) is a leaf warbler which breeds in Central Asia. It winters in the forests of the Western Ghats. It prefers forests with high foliage complexity and tree density. The nest is built in a hole, and the typical clutch is four eggs.
The species has a distinctive crown stripe and two wing-bars. It often moves in small flocks or in mixed hunting parties. It can be identified by its large pale beak, grayish mantle, crown stripes, and pale legs. The western crowned warbler is an insectivore. Wikipedia →
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India · 2025
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India · 2019
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India · 2024
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler sighting in Periyar National Park on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 180th most-seen of the 227 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler in Periyar National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Crowned Leaf-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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler sightings, Periyar National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Langtang National Park (Nepal, under 5%) and Eravikulam National Park (India, under 5%).
Same genus: Phylloscopus
The closest relatives of the Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler that you can see in Periyar National Park (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Greenish Warbler (about 30%), Green Warbler (about 20%) and Large-billed Leaf-Warbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Periyar National Park (32 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.
