Alcippe brunneicauda
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The brown fulvetta (Alcippe brunneicauda) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
There are two subspecies: Alcippe brunneicauda. brunneicauda (Salvadori, 1879) – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Batu Islands Alcippe brunneicauda eriphaea (Oberholser, 1922) – Borneo and northern Natuna Islands Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Fulvetta sighting in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 144th most-seen of the 293 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March, June and August–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Fulvetta in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Fulvetta sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Brown Fulvetta sightings, Taman Negara National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Fulvetta is recorded against all the birds logged in Taman Negara National Park (80 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.
