Anthreptes malacensis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The brown-throated sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis), also known as the plain-throated sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats in south-east Asia, ranging from Myanmar to the Lesser Sundas and west Philippines. The grey-throated sunbird found in the remaining part of the Philippines is often considered a subspecies of the brown-throated sunbird, but the two differ consistently in measurements and plumage, and there is no evidence of intergradation between them. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 12 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 13 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 14 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 15 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 16 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | |
| 3 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 9 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Cần Thơ | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-throated Sunbird sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 232 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 68th most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-throated Sunbird in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-throated 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.
12th of 18
Of the 18 parks where we can rate Brown-throated Sunbird sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 12th at about 10%. The best odds are in Sepilok (Malaysia, about 50%), Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 40%) and Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-throated Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabalu Park (232 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.
