Whitehead's Broadbill
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Whitehead's Broadbill

Calyptomena whiteheadi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
900 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Whitehead's broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi) is a species of bird in the family Calyptomenidae. It is endemic to the mountain ranges of north-central Borneo, where it mainly inhabits montane forests and forest edges at elevations of 900–1,700 m (3,000–5,600 ft). It is 24–27 cm (9.4–10.6 in) long, with males weighing 142–171 g (5.0–6.0 oz) and females weighing 150–163 g (5.3–5.7 oz). Males are vivid green and have a black throat patch, black spots on the ear-coverts and back of the neck, and black markings and streaking all over the body. The tails and flight feathers are also blackish. Females are smaller and lack the black markings on the head and underparts. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Whitehead's Broadbill sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 900 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Green Broadbill
NT

Green Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Calyptomena viridis

<5% · Rare
🐦 No photo available
LC

Hose's Broadbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calyptomena hosii

Insufficient data
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
NT

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus ochromalus

5–10% · With luck
Banded Broadbill
LC

Banded Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus javanicus

<5% · Rare
Black-and-red Broadbill
LC

Black-and-red Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos

<5% · Rare
Long-tailed Broadbill
LC

Long-tailed Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psarisomus dalhousiae

<5% · Rare
Dusky Broadbill
LC

Dusky Broadbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corydon sumatranus

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

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
10–20
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
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whitehead's Broadbill in Kinabalu Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Whitehead's Broadbill sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 900 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Whitehead's Broadbill in Kinabalu Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Whitehead's Broadbill in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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