Golden-bellied Gerygone

Golden-bellied Gerygone

Gerygone sulphurea

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Bali Barat National Park

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

339 Verified sightings at Bali Barat National Park From 2019 to 2026
585 In all 11 parks
August Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Golden-bellied Gerygone

The golden-bellied gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:10

Vietnam · 2026

© Tim Dinh / Annambirding · XC1157498 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:16

Myanmar · 2026

© Thet Zaw Naing · XC1078190 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Begging call0:44

Malaysia · 2023

© Lim Ying Hien · XC832857 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
4 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
6 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
7 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
8 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
9 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
10 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
11 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~70%
2 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~50%
3 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
4 Davao City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~30%
5 Angeles 🇵🇭 Philippines
~30%
6 Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 Cambodia
~20%
7 Makassar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
8 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Cebu City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~10%
10 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-bellied Gerygone in Bali Barat National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-bellied Gerygone sighting in Bali Barat National Park on a given day, based on 339 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 173 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Golden-bellied Gerygone in Bali Barat National Park?

August

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-bellied Gerygone in Bali Barat National Park on a given day, against about 20% in June, the lowest month. That is one of Bali Barat National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 280 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Golden-bellied Gerygone?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-bellied Gerygone 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 Bali Barat National Park the best place to see a Golden-bellied Gerygone?

Yes

Of the 11 parks where we can rate Golden-bellied Gerygone sightings, Bali Barat National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 20%) and Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Golden-bellied Gerygone live in Bali Barat National Park?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Golden-bellied Gerygone that you can see in Bali Barat National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Yellow-vented Bulbul (about 80%), Bali Myna (about 70%) and Common Iora (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Golden-bellied Gerygone sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Golden-bellied Gerygone is recorded against all the birds logged in Bali Barat National Park (339 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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