Anthreptes simplex
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The plain sunbird (Anthreptes simplex) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Sunbird sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 602 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 242 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Sunbird in Sepilok on a given day, against about 20% in June, August–September and November–April, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain Sunbird 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.
2nd of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Plain Sunbird sightings, Sepilok ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%).
Same genus: Anthreptes
The closest relatives of the Plain Sunbird that you can see in Sepilok (genus Anthreptes, Plain-throated Sunbirds, Violet-backed Sunbirds, and Allies) are Brown-throated Sunbird (about 50%) and Red-throated Sunbird (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Sepilok (602 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.
