Prionochilus maculatus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The yellow-breasted flowerpecker (Prionochilus maculatus) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
The scientific name of the yellow-breasted flowerpecker is Prionochilus maculatus. These birds are members of the Dicaeidae family. The yellow-breasted flowerpecker was assessed and classified in 1836 by Coenraad Jacob Temminck, a Dutch zoologist and museum director, and Jules Meiffren-Laugier de Chartrouse, a French scientist and politician.
The yellow-breasted flowerpecker has an olive green back, a bright neon orange patch on the top of its head, and a yellow underbelly with black streaks located... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker sighting in Tanjung Puting National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 66 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker in Tanjung Puting National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, May, July and September–December, the lowest months. That is one of Tanjung Puting National Park's driest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 350 mm in November. April has too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker 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.
5th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker sightings, Tanjung Puting National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 40%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%) and Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same genus: Prionochilus
The closest relatives of the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker that you can see in Tanjung Puting National Park (genus Prionochilus, Sunda Flowerpeckers) are Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker (about 20%) and Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Tanjung Puting National Park (13 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.
