Phyllergates cuculatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The mountain tailorbird (Phyllergates cucullatus) is a songbird species formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but is now placed in the genus Phyllergates of the family Cettiidae. It is native to the Purvanchal Range, southern China and mountainous areas of Southeast Asia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Tailorbird sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 198th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Tailorbird in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and November, the lowest months. Those are among Royal Manas National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 930 mm in July. August and September have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mountain Tailorbird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Mountain Tailorbird sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 50%), Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 30%) and Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 30%).
Same family: Cettiidae
The closest relatives of the Mountain Tailorbird that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (family Cettiidae, Bush Warblers and Allies) are Yellow-bellied Warbler (about 20%), Rufous-faced Warbler (about 20%) and Black-faced Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain Tailorbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (60 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.
