Black-sided Flowerpecker
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Black-sided Flowerpecker

Dicaeum monticolum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
1,196 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The black-sided flowerpecker (Dicaeum monticolum), also known as the Bornean flowerpecker, is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is found in the mountains, primarily above 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in elevation. The species is sexually dimorphic. The male has glossy blue-black upperparts, with a scarlet throat and breast, a dark grey upper belly, olive flanks, a white lower belly, and a buffy vent and undertail coverts. The female is olive-green above and greyish below, with buffy flanks and a whitish throat. It inhabits a range of forest habitats, including primary and secondary montane forest, kerangas forest, and scrub, and is also occasionally found in gardens. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Black-sided Flowerpecker sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 1,196 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
LC

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum trigonostigma

10–20% · With luck
Plain Flowerpecker
LC

Plain Flowerpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicaeum minullum

<5% · Rare
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
LC

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum cruentatum

<5% · Rare
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker
LC

Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prionochilus xanthopygius

<5% · Rare
Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker
NT

Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prionochilus thoracicus

Insufficient data
Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
LC

Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prionochilus maculatus

Insufficient data
Bornean Treepie
LC

Bornean Treepie

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Dendrocitta cinerascens

70–80% · Very likely
Indigo Flycatcher
LC

Indigo Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias indigo

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-breasted Warbler

Yellow-breasted Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Seicercus montis

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped White-eye
LC

Black-capped White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops atricapilla

60–70% · Likely
Temminck's Sunbird
LC

Temminck's Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga temminckii

60–70% · Likely
Mountain Leaf Warbler
LC

Mountain Leaf Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus trivirgatus

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
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 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
50–60%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-sided Flowerpecker in Kinabalu Park?

About 53% of wildlife watchers report a Black-sided Flowerpecker sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 1,196 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-sided Flowerpecker in Kinabalu Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Black-sided Flowerpecker in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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