Yellow-breasted Warbler

Yellow-breasted Warbler

Seicercus montis

60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
1,463 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The yellow-breasted warbler (Phylloscopus montis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Palawan Island in the Philippines. The species is most common on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The species nests in mid-February and breeds February–April. It builds domed nests with a side entrance out of grasses and bryophytes. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Warbler sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 1,463 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Mountain Leaf Warbler
LC

Mountain Leaf Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus trivirgatus

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-browed Warbler
LC

Yellow-browed Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus inornatus

Insufficient data
Arctic Warbler
LC

Arctic Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus borealis

<5% · Rare
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
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
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
Black-sided Flowerpecker
LC

Black-sided Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum monticolum

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
70–80
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
70–80
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
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 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
60–70%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 65% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Warbler sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 1,463 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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