Sumatran Popinjay

Sumatran Popinjay

Stibochiona coresia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Gunung Leuser National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%

25 Verified sightings at Gunung Leuser National Park From 2019 to 2026
25 In 1 park
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sumatran Popinjay in Gunung Leuser National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sumatran Popinjay sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 103 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sumatran Popinjay in Gunung Leuser National Park?

November to January

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sumatran Popinjay in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and August–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Sumatran Popinjay?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sumatran Popinjay sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Sumatran Popinjay?

Only Gunung Leuser National Park, in our data

Gunung Leuser National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sumatran Popinjay sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Sumatran Popinjay live in Gunung Leuser National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Sumatran Popinjay that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Great Eggfly (about 40%), Chocolate Pansy (about 30%) and Blue Pansy (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Sumatran Popinjay sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sumatran Popinjay is recorded against all the insects logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (25 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.

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