Phyllergates cuculatus
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The mountain tailorbird (Phyllergates cucullatus) is a songbird species formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but is now placed in the genus Phyllergates of the family Cettiidae. It is native to the Purvanchal Range, southern China and mountainous areas of Southeast Asia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Tailorbird sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 1,450 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th 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.
February and March
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Tailorbird in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against about 40% in April, the lowest month. Those are among Kinabalu Park's driest months, with about 210 mm of rain a month against 550 mm in June.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mountain Tailorbird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Mountain Tailorbird sightings, Kinabalu Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 30%) and Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 30%).
Same family: Cettiidae
The closest relatives of the Mountain Tailorbird that you can see in Kinabalu Park (family Cettiidae, Bush Warblers and Allies) are Bornean Stubtail (about 40%), Aberrant Bush-Warbler (about 40%) and Yellow-bellied Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain Tailorbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabalu Park (1,450 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.
