Yellow-bellied Warbler

Yellow-bellied Warbler

Abroscopus superciliaris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Royal Manas National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

215 Verified sightings at Royal Manas National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,433 In all 13 parks
October Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Yellow-bellied Warbler

The yellow-bellied warbler (Abroscopus superciliaris) is a species of bush warbler (family Cettiidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:03

China · 2026

© Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇 · XC1095801 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:38

Thailand · 2024

© Peter Ericsson · XC900865 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Begging call0:14

Malaysia · 2024

© Lim Ying Hien · XC863727 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
3 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~20%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
6 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
7 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
10 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
11 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
12 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
13 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
2 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Warbler in Royal Manas National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Warbler sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 215 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 71st most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-bellied Warbler in Royal Manas National Park?

October and December–May

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Warbler in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June–July and November, the lowest months. August and September have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-bellied Warbler?

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-bellied Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Royal Manas National Park the best place to see a Yellow-bellied Warbler?

4th of 13

Of the 13 parks where we can rate Yellow-bellied Warbler sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 40%), Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 30%) and Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Yellow-bellied Warbler live in Royal Manas National Park?

Same genus: Abroscopus

The closest relatives of the Yellow-bellied Warbler that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (genus Abroscopus, Abroscopus Warblers) are Rufous-faced Warbler (about 20%) and Black-faced Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yellow-bellied Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-bellied Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (215 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.

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