Myophonus borneensis
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The Bornean whistling thrush (Myophonus borneensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia, where it is endemic to the island of Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
On average, Borean whistling thrushes lay clutch sizes of about 2 eggs, which they incubate for about 18 days. The nesting period lasts 24 days. They are threatened by climate change, especially droughts. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Whistling-Thrush sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 1,762 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and July
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Whistling-Thrush in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against about 40% in September, the lowest month.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bornean Whistling-Thrush 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.
Only Kinabalu Park, in our data
Kinabalu Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bornean Whistling-Thrush sightings: about 60% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Bornean Whistling-Thrush that you can see in Kinabalu Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Indigo Flycatcher (about 70%), Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher (about 40%) and Little Pied Flycatcher (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bornean Whistling-Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabalu Park (1,762 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.
