Brachypteryx saturata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Sumatran shortwing (Brachypteryx saturata) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia where it favours montane forest. This species was formerly considered as a subspecies of the white-browed shortwing, now the Javan shortwing (Brachypteryx montana). The white-browed shortwing was split into five separate species based on the deep genetic difference between the populations coupled with the significant differences in plumage and vocalization. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sumatran Shortwing sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 203 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, July and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sumatran Shortwing in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March–June and August–November, the lowest months. January has too few records to rate.
Only Kerinci Seblat National Park, in our data
Kerinci Seblat National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sumatran Shortwing sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sumatran Shortwing is recorded against all the birds logged in Kerinci Seblat National Park (100 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.
