Chleuasicus atrosuperciliaris
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The pale-billed parrotbill (Suthora atrosuperciliaris) is a small and round bird with a short tail that was first found in China, where it still resides in evergreen forests or in habitats with bamboo. The pale-billed parrotbill tends to be about 14-15 centimeters in height, and are recognized due to their fatter appearance, short tail, and color scheme. They are well known for their orange hair spiking up near their crown as well as a blueish ring surrounding the eye. Their irises are typically either bright brown or a bright red-brown. Their bodies tend to feature a pale buff, with a blackish-brown upper wing, and a rufous-buff inner fringe to their flight feathers. Their pinkish bill and dark brown tale are also key features of the pale billed parrotbill. The pale-billed parrotbill exhibits little to no sexual dimorphism and can look no existent to the untrained eye. The juvenile parrotbill's colors are duller and they have softer feathers making them appear rounder.
The pale-billed parrotbill is found near bamboo or evergreen forests with tall grass in altitudes ranging anywhere from 215 to 2100 meters. They are often spotted in Bangladesh... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-billed Parrotbill sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 123 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 118th most-seen of the 388 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 and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-billed Parrotbill in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month. Those are among Royal Manas National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 930 mm in July. August and September have too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-billed Parrotbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Pale-billed Parrotbill sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 20%).
Same family: Sylviidae
The closest relatives of the Pale-billed Parrotbill that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (family Sylviidae, Sylviid Warblers and Allies) are White-breasted Parrotbill (about 10%) and Gray-headed Parrotbill (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-billed Parrotbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (123 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.
