Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

Prionochilus maculatus

Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

In 3 days <5%

8 Verified sightings at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary From 2019 to 2026
1,238 In all 10 parks
November Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

The yellow-breasted flowerpecker (Prionochilus maculatus) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

The scientific name of the yellow-breasted flowerpecker is Prionochilus maculatus. These birds are members of the Dicaeidae family. The yellow-breasted flowerpecker was assessed and classified in 1836 by Coenraad Jacob Temminck, a Dutch zoologist and museum director, and Jules Meiffren-Laugier de Chartrouse, a French scientist and politician.

The yellow-breasted flowerpecker has an olive green back, a bright neon orange patch on the top of its head, and a yellow underbelly with black streaks located... Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Malaysia · 2025

© Étienne Leroy · XC1076693 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:12

Thailand · 2016

© Greg Irving · XC340925 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Malaysia · 2025

© Ding Li Yong · XC973394 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
4 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
5 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
7 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
8 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
9 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
10 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 205th most-seen of the 231 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 Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker?

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-breasted 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.

Is Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary the best place to see a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker?

9th of 10

Of the 10 parks where we can rate Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 40%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%) and Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 10%).

Where does the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (8 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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