Neorina lowii
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Owl sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 75th most-seen of the 297 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Owl in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, June and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Malayan Owl sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Malayan Owl sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 20%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Malayan Owl that you can see in Kinabalu Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Mycalesis marginata (about 30%), Brown Pansy (about 30%) and Black-Tipped Archduke (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Malayan Owl is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabalu Park (17 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.
