Oxylabes madagascariensis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The white-throated oxylabes (Oxylabes madagascariensis) is a species of passerine bird that is endemic to Madagascar. It is the only species placed in the genus Oxylabes. Formerly considered as a member of the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, it has been moved to the family Bernieridae — the Malagasy warblers. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description and an illustration of the white-throated oxylabes in the third volume of his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected on the island of Madagascar. He used the French name Le rossignol de Madagascar and the Latin name Luscinia madagascariensis. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1789 the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin revised and expanded Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae he included the white-throated oxylabes based on Brisson's description. He placed it with the wagtails in the genus Motacilla and coined the binomial name Motacilla madagascariensis. The white-throated... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Oxylabes sighting in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, based on 201 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 102 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.
July, September and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Oxylabes in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against about 20% in March–May and August, the lowest months. January and June have too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-throated Oxylabes sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate White-throated Oxylabes sightings, Ranomafana National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Mantadia National Park (Madagascar, about 30%).
Same family: Bernieridae
The closest relatives of the White-throated Oxylabes that you can see in Ranomafana National Park (family Bernieridae, Malagasy Warblers) are Spectacled Tetraka (about 40%), Rand's Warbler (about 40%) and Long-billed Bernieria (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-throated Oxylabes is recorded against all the birds logged in Ranomafana National Park (201 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.
