Prionochilus xanthopygius
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The yellow-rumped flowerpecker (Prionochilus xanthopygius) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia on the island of Borneo, to which it is endemic. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 113th most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker 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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 40%), Sepilok (Malaysia, about 20%) and Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same family: Dicaeidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker that you can see in Kinabalu Park (family Dicaeidae, Flowerpeckers) are Black-sided Flowerpecker (about 50%) and Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabalu Park (73 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.
