Pygmy Ibon
Oculocincta squamifrons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyZosteropidae (White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies)
- GenusOculocincta
- SpeciesOculocincta squamifrons (Pygmy Ibon)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Ibon sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 103 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
Black-capped White-eye
Zosterops atricapilla
Chestnut-crested Yuhina
Staphida everetti
Mountain Blackeye
Chlorocharis emiliae
Hume's White-eye
Zosterops auriventer
Swinhoe’s White-eye
Zosterops simplex
Bornean Treepie
Dendrocitta cinerascens
Indigo Flycatcher
Eumyias indigo
Yellow-breasted Warbler
Seicercus montis
Temminck's Sunbird
Aethopyga temminckii
Mountain Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus trivirgatus
Bornean Whistler
Pachycephala hypoxantha
Bornean Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus borneensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pygmy Ibon in Kinabalu Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Ibon sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 103 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
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.