Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

Dicaeum trigonostigma

Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Kuching

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

42 Verified sightings at Kuching
3,584 In all 14 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

The orange-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Male is distinctive, and shows slaty-blue upperparts (crown/nape/wings/tail) except for a large triangular orange patch on the mantle. It has a fairly thin and short bill that is slightly curved downwards at the tip. Upper-breast and throat are a lighter greyish blue; from the lower breast to the vent is a gradient from fiery orange (on the lower breast) to yellow (on the vent).

Female is much duller, and is mostly drab olive brown overall, except for its pale orange rump and yellow belly. Dicaeum trigonostigma melanostigma Delacour (Birds of Malaysia, 1947) cited a name Dicaeum trigonostigma melanostigma, but because no description accompanied this name, and no type was identified, it was published as a nomen nudum.

He later (in litt.) asserted that the name was a lapsus (Salomonsen, American... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:13

Philippines · 2026

© Kelle Moreau · XC1163205 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:13

Malaysia · 2025

© Étienne Leroy · XC1076672 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Begging call1:07

Thailand · 2014

© Greg Irving · XC179387 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~50%
2 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
4 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
5 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
6 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
7 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
8 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
10 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
11 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
12 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
13 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
14 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Davao City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~30%
2 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
3 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
4 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%
5 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
6 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
7 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Orange-bellied Flowerpecker in Kuching?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-bellied Flowerpecker sighting in Kuching on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 57 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Orange-bellied Flowerpecker in Kuching?

February

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-bellied Flowerpecker in Kuching on a given day, against about 10% in May and June, the lowest months. December has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see an Orange-bellied Flowerpecker?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-bellied 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 Kuching the best place to see an Orange-bellied Flowerpecker?

Among the best

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Orange-bellied Flowerpecker sightings, Kuching ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Davao City (Philippines, about 30%).

Where does the Orange-bellied Flowerpecker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Orange-bellied Flowerpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Kuching (42 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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