Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

Prionochilus xanthopygius

Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bako National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

6 Verified sightings at Bako National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,506 In all 5 parks
August Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

The yellow-rumped flowerpecker (Prionochilus xanthopygius) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia on the island of Borneo, to which it is endemic. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:18

Malaysia · 2023

© Lim Ying Hien · XC817644 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Alarm call0:40

Malaysia · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1077523 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:20

Malaysia · 2019

© Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai) · XC496058 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
2 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker in Bako National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker sighting in Bako National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 60th most-seen of the 70 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker in Bako National Park?

January and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker in Bako National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–July and September–October, the lowest months. November and December have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker?

Between 1 and 4 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker 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 Bako National Park the best place to see a Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker sightings, Bako National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 40%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 20%).

Where does the Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Bako National Park (6 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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