White-eared Sibia
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White-eared Sibia

Heterophasia auricularis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Taroko National Park
940 Verified records at Taroko National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The white-eared sibia (Heterophasia auricularis) is a bird in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae. The species is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Malacias. It was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1864. There are no subspecies. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a White-eared Sibia sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 940 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Steere's Liocichla
LC

Steere's Liocichla

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Liocichla steerii

40–50% · Likely
White-whiskered Laughingthrush
NT

White-whiskered Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron morrisonianum

40–50% · Likely
Taiwan Barwing

Taiwan Barwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Actinodura morrisoniana

10–20% · With luck
Chinese Hwamei
LC

Chinese Hwamei

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax canorus

Insufficient data
Rusty Laughingthrush

Rusty Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulax poecilorhynchus

<5% · Rare
Taiwan Hwamei
NT

Taiwan Hwamei

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulax taewanus

<5% · Rare
Black-throated Laughingthrush

Black-throated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax chinensis

<5% · Rare
Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush

Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulax ruficeps

Insufficient data
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Taiwan Yuhina
LC

Taiwan Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yuhina brunneiceps

60–70% · Likely
Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

50–60% · Likely
Asian House Martin
LC

Asian House Martin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Delichon dasypus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

90–100
Jan
90–100
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
30–40
May
50–60
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
60–70%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-eared Sibia in Taroko National Park?

About 64% of wildlife watchers report a White-eared Sibia sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 940 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-eared Sibia in Taroko National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for White-eared Sibia in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.

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