Rufous-winged Philentoma

Rufous-winged Philentoma

Philentoma pyrhoptera

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sepilok
344 Verified sightings at Sepilok From 2019 to 2026
1,352 Verified sightings across all 11 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Rufous-winged Philentoma

The rufous-winged philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera) is a bird species. They are now usually assigned to the Vangidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

It is an insectivore. Wikipedia →

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 Daily sighting probability
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
4 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
5 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
8 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
9 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
10 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
11 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-winged Philentoma in Sepilok?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-winged Philentoma sighting in Sepilok, based on 344 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous-winged Philentoma in Sepilok?

October has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-winged Philentoma in Sepilok in our monthly data.

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