Oriolus consobrinus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ventriloquial Oriole sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 350 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 86th 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 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ventriloquial Oriole in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.
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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ventriloquial Oriole sightings, Sepilok ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Ventriloquial Oriole that you can see in Sepilok (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Ashy Tailorbird (about 60%), Red-eyed Bulbul (about 50%) and Asian Glossy Starling (about 50%), 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 Sepilok (350 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.
