Brachypteryx erythrogyna
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Bornean shortwing (Brachypteryx erythrogyna) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Borneo 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 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Shortwing sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 546 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Shortwing in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against about 10% in April and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bornean Shortwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kinabalu Park, in our data
Kinabalu Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bornean Shortwing sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Bornean Shortwing that you can see in Kinabalu Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Indigo Flycatcher (about 70%), Bornean Whistling-Thrush (about 60%) and Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bornean Shortwing is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabalu Park (546 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.
