Plain Sunbird

Plain Sunbird

Anthreptes simplex

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Khao Sok National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

97 Verified sightings at Khao Sok National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,538 In all 11 parks
April Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Plain Sunbird

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 →

Sounds

Call0:28

Malaysia · 2019

© Jason Bugay Reyes · XC466247 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Flight call0:06

Indonesia · 2025

© Muhammad Iqbal · XC1036486 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:14

Indonesia · 2007

© Iain Woxvold · XC65388 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
2 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
4 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
5 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
6 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
7 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
8 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
9 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
10 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
11 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 Plain Sunbird in Khao Sok National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Sunbird sighting in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 69th most-seen of the 213 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Plain Sunbird in Khao Sok National Park?

April

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Sunbird in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Plain Sunbird?

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.

Is Khao Sok National Park the best place to see a Plain Sunbird?

3rd of 11

Of the 11 parks where we can rate Plain Sunbird sightings, Khao Sok National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 20%).

Where does the Plain Sunbird sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Plain Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Khao Sok National Park (97 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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