Philentoma pyrhoptera
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The rufous-winged philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera) is a bird species. They are now usually assigned to the Vangidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It is an insectivore. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-winged Philentoma sighting in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 139th most-seen of the 213 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-winged Philentoma in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-winged Philentoma 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.
6th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Rufous-winged Philentoma sightings, Khao Sok National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 30%), Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 30%) and Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same family: Tephrodornithidae
The closest relatives of the Rufous-winged Philentoma that you can see in Khao Sok National Park (family Tephrodornithidae) are Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike (about 20%) and Large Woodshrike (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-winged Philentoma is recorded against all the birds logged in Khao Sok National Park (31 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.
