Pygmy Ibon

Pygmy Ibon

Oculocincta squamifrons

0–10% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabalu Park

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Black-capped White-eye
LC

Black-capped White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops atricapilla

60–70% · Likely
Chestnut-crested Yuhina
LC

Chestnut-crested Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Staphida everetti

60–70% · Likely
Mountain Blackeye

Mountain Blackeye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chlorocharis emiliae

20–30% · Possible
Hume's White-eye
LC

Hume's White-eye

Bird

Zosterops auriventer

<5% · Rare
Swinhoe’s White-eye
LC

Swinhoe’s White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops simplex

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
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
Bornean Whistling-Thrush
LC

Bornean Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus borneensis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.

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
0–10%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pygmy Ibon in Kinabalu Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Pygmy Ibon sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 103 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pygmy Ibon in Kinabalu Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Pygmy Ibon in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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