Rufous-faced Warbler

Rufous-faced Warbler

Abroscopus albogularis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Taroko National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

857 Verified sightings at Taroko National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,413 In all 3 parks
April Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Rufous-faced Warbler

The rufous-faced warbler (Abroscopus albogularis) is a species of the bush warbler family, Cettiidae. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

It often participates in inter-species flocks, especially with leaf warblers. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:24

China · 2026

© Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇 · XC1175038 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:12

China · 2025

© Dave Guo · XC1148134 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:22

China · 2026

© Albert Lastukhin · XC1138482 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~30%
2 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~20%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
~70%
2 Chongqing 🇨🇳 China
~30%
3 Hefei 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Nanchang 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
~10%
8 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~10%
9 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
<5%
10 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-faced Warbler in Taroko National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-faced Warbler sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 857 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 147 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rufous-faced Warbler in Taroko National Park?

April and June

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-faced Warbler in Taroko National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February, July and September–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Rufous-faced Warbler?

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-faced 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 Taroko National Park the best place to see a Rufous-faced Warbler?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Rufous-faced Warbler sightings, Taroko National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Namdapha National Park (India, about 30%) and Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Rufous-faced Warbler live in Taroko National Park?

Same family: Cettiidae

The closest relatives of the Rufous-faced Warbler that you can see in Taroko National Park (family Cettiidae, Bush Warblers and Allies) are Yellowish-bellied Bush-Warbler (about 30%) and Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Rufous-faced Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rufous-faced Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Taroko National Park (857 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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