Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

Prionochilus xanthopygius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
627 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The yellow-rumped flowerpecker (Prionochilus xanthopygius) is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia on the island of Borneo, to which it is endemic. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 627 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
LC

Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prionochilus maculatus

30–40% · Possible
Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
LC

Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prionochilus percussus

<5% · Rare
Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker
NT

Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prionochilus thoracicus

Insufficient data
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
LC

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum trigonostigma

40–50% · Possible
Plain Flowerpecker
LC

Plain Flowerpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicaeum minullum

<5% · Rare
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
LC

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum cruentatum

<5% · Rare
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

50–60% · Likely
Slender-billed Crow
LC

Slender-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus enca

50–60% · Likely
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
NT

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus ochromalus

50–60% · Likely
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

50–60% · Likely
Lesser Green Leafbird
NT

Lesser Green Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis cyanopogon

40–50% · Likely
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
60–70
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 45% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 627 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

March has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

← Back to Danum Valley Conservation Area