Anthreptes simplex
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Sunbird sighting in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, based on 79 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, August and October–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Sunbird in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, July and September, 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.
6th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Plain Sunbird sightings, Taman Negara National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%), Sepilok (Malaysia, about 20%) and Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Sunbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Taman Negara National Park (79 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.
