Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

Prionochilus maculatus

Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kuala Lumpur

In 3 days <5%

13 Verified sightings at Kuala Lumpur
1,238 In all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

The yellow-breasted flowerpecker (Prionochilus maculatus) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

The scientific name of the yellow-breasted flowerpecker is Prionochilus maculatus. These birds are members of the Dicaeidae family. The yellow-breasted flowerpecker was assessed and classified in 1836 by Coenraad Jacob Temminck, a Dutch zoologist and museum director, and Jules Meiffren-Laugier de Chartrouse, a French scientist and politician.

The yellow-breasted flowerpecker has an olive green back, a bright neon orange patch on the top of its head, and a yellow underbelly with black streaks located... Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Malaysia · 2025

© Étienne Leroy · XC1076693 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:12

Thailand · 2016

© Greg Irving · XC340925 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:32

Malaysia · 2025

© Ding Li Yong · XC973394 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
4 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
5 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
7 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
8 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
9 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
10 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker in Kuala Lumpur?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 188th most-seen of the 228 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker in Kuala Lumpur?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-breasted 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.

Where else can you see a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker?

Only Kuala Lumpur, in our data

Kuala Lumpur is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

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

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Kuala Lumpur (13 verified sightings), 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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