Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

Prionochilus maculatus

Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Gunung Leuser National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

21 Verified sightings at Gunung Leuser National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,238 In all 10 parks
February Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

The yellow-breasted flowerpecker (Prionochilus maculatus) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

The scientific name of the yellow-breasted flowerpecker is Prionochilus maculatus. These birds are members of the Dicaeidae family. The yellow-breasted flowerpecker was assessed and classified in 1836 by Coenraad Jacob Temminck, a Dutch zoologist and museum director, and Jules Meiffren-Laugier de Chartrouse, a French scientist and politician.

The yellow-breasted flowerpecker has an olive green back, a bright neon orange patch on the top of its head, and a yellow underbelly with black streaks located... Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Malaysia · 2025

© Étienne Leroy · XC1076693 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:12

Thailand · 2016

© Greg Irving · XC340925 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Malaysia · 2025

© Ding Li Yong · XC973394 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker in Gunung Leuser National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 166 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker in Gunung Leuser National Park?

February–March, May–June, August–October and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April, July and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker?

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-breasted 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 Gunung Leuser National Park the best place to see a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker?

7th of 10

Of the 10 parks where we can rate Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 40%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%) and Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 10%).

Where does the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (21 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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