Brown-backed Needletail

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

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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	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	20–30%
2	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
3	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	0–10%
4	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	0–10%
5	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	0–10%
6	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
7	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	<5%
8	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
9	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
10	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
11	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
12	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
13	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
14	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
15	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
16	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
17	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
18	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
19	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
20	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-backed Needletail in Kinabalu Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Brown-backed Needletail sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Brown-backed Needletail in Kinabalu Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Brown-backed Needletail in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.