Golden-bellied Gerygone

Golden-bellied Gerygone

Gerygone sulphurea

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Singapore

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

465 Verified sightings at Singapore
585 In all 11 parks From 2019 to 2026
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 Singapore?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-bellied Gerygone sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 465 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 105th most-seen of the 298 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Golden-bellied Gerygone in Singapore?

August–September and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-bellied Gerygone in Singapore on a given day, against under 5% in January–July and October–November, the lowest months.

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 Singapore the best place to see a Golden-bellied Gerygone?

12th of 12

Of the 12 cities where we can rate Golden-bellied Gerygone sightings, Singapore ranks 12th at under 5%. The best odds are in Manila (Philippines, about 70%), Jakarta (Indonesia, about 50%) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Golden-bellied Gerygone live in Singapore?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Golden-bellied Gerygone that you can see in Singapore (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Javan Myna (about 80%), Yellow-vented Bulbul (about 70%) and Black-naped Oriole (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 Singapore (465 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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