Anthreptes simplex
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The plain sunbird (Anthreptes simplex) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Sunbird sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 470 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 258 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.
October and December–January
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Sunbird in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against about 20% in June–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain Sunbird 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.
Yes
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Plain Sunbird sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Sepilok (Malaysia, about 20%) and Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
Same genus: Anthreptes
The closest relatives of the Plain Sunbird that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (genus Anthreptes, Plain-throated Sunbirds, Violet-backed Sunbirds, and Allies) are Red-throated Sunbird (about 10%) and Brown-throated Sunbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (470 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.
