Golden-bellied Gerygone

Golden-bellied Gerygone

Gerygone sulphurea

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tangkoko Nature Reserve

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

25 Verified sightings at Tangkoko Nature Reserve From 2019 to 2026
585 In all 11 parks
August Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Golden-bellied Gerygone

The golden-bellied gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:10

Vietnam · 2026

© Tim Dinh / Annambirding · XC1157498 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:16

Myanmar · 2026

© Thet Zaw Naing · XC1078190 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Begging call0:44

Malaysia · 2023

© Lim Ying Hien · XC832857 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
4 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
6 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
7 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
8 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
9 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
10 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
11 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~70%
2 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~50%
3 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
4 Davao City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~30%
5 Angeles 🇵🇭 Philippines
~30%
6 Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 Cambodia
~20%
7 Makassar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
8 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Cebu City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~10%
10 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-bellied Gerygone in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-bellied Gerygone sighting in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 138 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Golden-bellied Gerygone in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?

August and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-bellied Gerygone in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Golden-bellied Gerygone?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-bellied Gerygone 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.

Is Tangkoko Nature Reserve the best place to see a Golden-bellied Gerygone?

6th of 11

Of the 11 parks where we can rate Golden-bellied Gerygone sightings, Tangkoko Nature Reserve ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bali Barat National Park (Indonesia, about 40%), Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 20%) and Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Golden-bellied Gerygone live in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Golden-bellied Gerygone that you can see in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Hair-crested Drongo (about 70%), Finch-billed Myna (about 50%) and Grey-sided Flowerpecker (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Golden-bellied Gerygone sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Golden-bellied Gerygone is recorded against all the birds logged in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (25 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.

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