Rufous-tailed Tailorbird

Where to see

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird

Orthotomus sericeus

Bako National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Rufous-tailed Tailorbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

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1 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
4 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
5 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
6 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Rufous-tailed Tailorbird?

Bako National Park

In Bako National Park, Malaysia, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Tailorbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Rufous-tailed Tailorbird?

Way Kambas National Park and more

After Bako National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Rufous-tailed Tailorbird are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 40%), Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 30%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 30%).

When is the best time to see a Rufous-tailed Tailorbird?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May–June and August in Bako National Park (about 60%), October in Way Kambas National Park (about 60%) and August in Khao Luang National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Rufous-tailed Tailorbird on a given day. Each park's Rufous-tailed Tailorbird page has the full month-by-month chart.