Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

Prionochilus xanthopygius

Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic

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

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

92 Verified sightings at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary From 2019 to 2026
1,506 In all 5 parks
March Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

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 →

Sounds

Call0:18

Malaysia · 2023

© Lim Ying Hien · XC817644 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Alarm call0:40

Malaysia · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1077523 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:20

Malaysia · 2019

© Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai) · XC496058 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
2 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Before you go

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

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 92 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 109th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

January, March and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–July and September–December, the lowest months.

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

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.

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

4th of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 4th 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%).

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

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (92 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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