Platysmurus leucopterus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Malayan black magpie (Platysmurus leucopterus) is a species of bird in the family Corvidae. Despite its name, it is neither a magpie nor, as was long believed, a jay, but a treepie. Treepies are a distinct group of corvids externally similar to magpies.
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. The Bornean black magpie (P. atterimus) was formerly considered a subspecies. The natural habitats of the Malayan black magpie are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black Magpie sighting in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, based on 246 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th most-seen of the 293 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Magpie in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, April and October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Magpie sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black Magpie sightings, Taman Negara National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 20%).
Same family: Corvidae
The closest relatives of the Black Magpie that you can see in Taman Negara National Park (family Corvidae, Crows, Jays, and Magpies) are Large-billed Crow (about 20%), Crested Jay (about 10%) and Slender-billed Crow (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Magpie is recorded against all the birds logged in Taman Negara National Park (246 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.
