Phoenicurus frontalis
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In 3 days ~10%
The blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers. It breeds in central China and the Himalayas (where it winters in the southern foothills, as well as in southern Yunnan, the Patkai and northern Indochina. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. The female is brownish-grey, with paler underparts.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-fronted Redstart sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 269th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-fronted Redstart in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–July, the lowest months. That is one of Royal Manas National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 930 mm in July. August and September have too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-fronted Redstart sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Blue-fronted Redstart sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 50%) and Jiuzhaigou National Park (China, about 30%).
Same genus: Phoenicurus
The closest relatives of the Blue-fronted Redstart that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (genus Phoenicurus, True Redstarts) are Plumbeous Water Redstart (about 30%) and Hodgson's Redstart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-fronted Redstart is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (22 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.
