Philentoma pyrhoptera
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The rufous-winged philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera) is a bird species. They are now usually assigned to the Vangidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It is an insectivore. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-winged Philentoma sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 345 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 90th most-seen of the 242 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July and October–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-winged Philentoma in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-winged Philentoma 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.
5th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Rufous-winged Philentoma sightings, Sepilok ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 30%), Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 30%) and Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-winged Philentoma is recorded against all the birds logged in Sepilok (345 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.
