Yellow-throated Marten

Yellow-throated Marten

Martes flavigula

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Taroko National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

101 Verified sightings at Taroko National Park From 2019 to 2026
167 In all 3 parks
November Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Yellow-throated Marten

The yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula) is a marten species native to the Himalayas, Southeast and East Asia. Its coat is bright yellow-golden, and its head and back are distinctly darker, blending together black, white, golden-yellow and brown. It is the second-largest marten in the Old World, after the Nilgiri marten, with its tail making up more than half its body length.

It is an omnivore, whose sources of food range from fruit and nectar to invertebrates, rodents, lagomorphs, reptiles and birds, and to small primates and ungulates. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List due to its wide distribution, stable population, occurrence in a number of protected areas and an apparent lack of threats.

The yellow-throated marten has short bright brownish-yellow fur, a blackish brown pointed head, reddish cheeks, light brown chin and lower lips; the chest and lower part of the throat are orange-golden, and flanks and belly are bright yellowish. The back of the ears is black, the inner portions are yellowish grey. The front paws, lower forelimbs are black. The tail is black above with a greyish brown base and a lighter tip.

It is robust and muscular, has... Wikipedia →

Sounds

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India · 2011

© Frank Lambert · XC1031571 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Moscow Zoo 🇷🇺 Russia In captivity
2 Tierpark Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
3 Natura Artis Magistra 🇳🇱 Netherlands In captivity
4 Dresden Zoo 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
5 Chomutov Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
6 Karagandy Zoo 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan In captivity
7 Ree Park – Ebeltoft Safari 🇩🇰 Denmark In captivity
8 Leofoo Village Theme Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan In captivity
9 Dierenpark Hoenderdaell 🇳🇱 Netherlands In captivity
10 Wrocław Zoological Garden 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
11 Chișinău Zoo 🇲🇩 Moldova In captivity
12 Almaty Zoo 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan In captivity
13 Leningrad Zoo 🇷🇺 Russia In captivity
14 Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes 🇫🇷 France In captivity
15 Africarium 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
16 Landgoed Hoenderdaell 🇳🇱 Netherlands In captivity
17 terrarium ogrodu zoologicznego we Wrocławiu 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-throated Marten in Taroko National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Marten sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 101 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 12 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-throated Marten in Taroko National Park?

January and October–November

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Marten in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-throated Marten?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-throated Marten sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Taroko National Park the best place to see a Yellow-throated Marten?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow-throated Marten sightings, Taroko National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Jim Corbett National Park (India, about 20%) and Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 20%).

Where does the Yellow-throated Marten sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Marten is recorded against all the mammals logged in Taroko National Park (101 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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