Oriolus consobrinus
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The ventriloquial oriole (Oriolus consobrinus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in Southeast Asia through Borneo and on the islands of Palawan and Culion in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests where it is threatened by habitat loss.
The ventriloquial oriole was formerly considered to be conspecific with the dark-throated oriole (Oriolus xanthonotus). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ventriloquial Oriole sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 182nd most-seen of the 231 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ventriloquial Oriole in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ventriloquial Oriole sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ventriloquial Oriole sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%), Sepilok (Malaysia, about 10%) and Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, under 5%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Ventriloquial Oriole that you can see in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Slender-billed Crow (about 60%), Pacific Swallow (about 60%) and Black-and-red Broadbill (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ventriloquial Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (19 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.
