Cyornis superbus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Bornean blue flycatcher (Cyornis superbus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia, where it is endemic to the island of Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
BirdLife International 2011. [1]. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Blue-Flycatcher sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 331 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Blue-Flycatcher in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against about 10% in December to February, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bornean Blue-Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Bornean Blue-Flycatcher sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, under 5%) and Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, under 5%).
Same genus: Cyornis
The closest relatives of the Bornean Blue-Flycatcher that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (genus Cyornis, Blue Flycatchers and Jungle Flycatchers) are Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher (about 20%) and Long-billed Blue-Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bornean Blue-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (331 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.
