Yellow-bellied Warbler
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Yellow-bellied Warbler

Abroscopus superciliaris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
215 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The yellow-bellied warbler (Abroscopus superciliaris) is a species of bush warbler (family Cettiidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Warbler sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 215 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Bornean Stubtail
LC

Bornean Stubtail

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Urosphena whiteheadi

30–40% · Possible
Aberrant Bush-Warbler
LC

Aberrant Bush-Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Horornis flavolivaceus

30–40% · Possible
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
Bornean Whistler
LC

Bornean Whistler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Pachycephala hypoxantha

60–70% · Likely
Chestnut-crested Yuhina
LC

Chestnut-crested Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Staphida everetti

60–70% · Likely
Bornean Whistling-Thrush
LC

Bornean Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus borneensis

50–60% · Likely
White-throated Fantail
LC

White-throated Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura albicollis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
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 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
6 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
7 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
11 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
12 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
13 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
14 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
15 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
16 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
17 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Warbler in Kinabalu Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Warbler sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 215 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Warbler in Kinabalu Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Warbler in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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