Prionochilus thoracicus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The scarlet-breasted flowerpecker (Prionochilus thoracicus) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker sighting in Tanjung Puting National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 66 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.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker in Tanjung Puting National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May–June, August and November, the lowest months. April has too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker sightings, Tanjung Puting National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, under 5%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, under 5%).
Same genus: Prionochilus
The closest relatives of the Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker that you can see in Tanjung Puting National Park (genus Prionochilus, Sunda Flowerpeckers) are Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker (about 20%) and Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Tanjung Puting National Park (5 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.
