Maroon-breasted Philentoma

Maroon-breasted Philentoma

Philentoma velata

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kinabalu Park

In 3 days <5%

6 Verified sightings at Kinabalu Park From 2019 to 2026
326 In all 6 parks
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Maroon-breasted Philentoma

The maroon-breasted philentoma (Philentoma velata) is a bird species. They are now usually assigned to the Vangidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.

It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:43

Malaysia · 2025

© Ding Li Yong · XC1023606 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Recording0:18

Malaysia · 2020

© Lim Ying Hien · XC615434 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:19

Malaysia · 2019

© Wai Loon Wong · XC548076 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
2 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
3 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
4 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
6 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Maroon-breasted Philentoma in Kinabalu Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Maroon-breasted Philentoma sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 237th most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Maroon-breasted Philentoma in Kinabalu Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Maroon-breasted Philentoma in Kinabalu Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Maroon-breasted Philentoma?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Maroon-breasted Philentoma sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where does the Maroon-breasted Philentoma sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Maroon-breasted Philentoma is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabalu Park (6 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.

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