Alcippe brunneicauda
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The brown fulvetta (Alcippe brunneicauda) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
There are two subspecies: Alcippe brunneicauda. brunneicauda (Salvadori, 1879) – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Batu Islands Alcippe brunneicauda eriphaea (Oberholser, 1922) – Borneo and northern Natuna Islands Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Fulvetta sighting in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 160th most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Fulvetta in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and June–December, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Fulvetta sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Brown Fulvetta sightings, Khao Luang National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same family: Pellorneidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Fulvetta that you can see in Khao Luang National Park (family Pellorneidae, Ground Babblers and Allies) are Black-capped Babbler (about 40%), Puff-throated Babbler (about 40%) and Abbott's Babbler (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Fulvetta is recorded against all the birds logged in Khao Luang National Park (19 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.
