Alcippe brunneicauda
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In 3 days ~10%
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 Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 131st most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Fulvetta in Kinabalu Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Brown Fulvetta sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%), Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 10%) and Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, under 5%).
Same family: Pellorneidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Fulvetta that you can see in Kinabalu Park (family Pellorneidae, Ground Babblers and Allies) are Temminck's Babbler (about 20%) and Mountain Wren-Babbler (about 20%), 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 Kinabalu Park (49 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.
