Sasia abnormis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The rufous piculet (Sasia abnormis) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This species is one of the world's smallest woodpeckers and is the smallest woodpecker found outside the Americas. In this species the length can range from 8 to 10 cm (3 to 4 in) and the average body mass is around 9.2 g (0.32 oz).
The rufous piculet is a very small bird with short wings and an almost non-existent tail, ranging in length from 8 to 10 cm (3 to 4 in). The upper parts are generally green tinted with bronze, and the underparts rufous, orange or cinnamon, with paler flanks. The mantle and back are olive, the wings are brownish above, and the underwings are buff. The stumpy tail is blackish above, edged with olive. The sexes are different; the male has a yellow or golden patch on the forehead whereas the female has a bronze patch. They also differ in that the female has a larger beak. The upper mandible in both sexes is blackish and the lower mandible yellowish. The iris is reddish and there... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Piculet sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 112th most-seen of the 231 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.
March and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Piculet in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and August–February, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous Piculet 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.
8th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Rufous Piculet sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%), Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia, about 20%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Rufous Piculet that you can see in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Great Slaty Woodpecker (about 10%), White-bellied Woodpecker (about 10%) and Banded Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous Piculet is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (75 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.
