Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
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Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

Dicaeum cruentatum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
77 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) is a species of passerine bird in the flowerpecker family Dicaeidae. Sexually dimorphic, the male has navy blue upperparts with a bright red streak down its back from its crown to its tail coverts, while the female and juvenile are predominantly olive green. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and occasionally gardens in a number of countries throughout South and East Asia. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
LC

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum trigonostigma

5–10% · With luck
Plain Flowerpecker
LC

Plain Flowerpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicaeum minullum

Insufficient data
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker
LC

Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prionochilus xanthopygius

<5% · Rare
Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
LC

Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prionochilus maculatus

<5% · Rare
Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
LC

Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prionochilus percussus

Insufficient data
Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker
NT

Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prionochilus thoracicus

Insufficient data
Slender-billed Crow
LC

Slender-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus enca

60–70% · Likely
Black-and-red Broadbill
LC

Black-and-red Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Javan Myna
VU

Javan Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres javanicus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Tailorbird
LC

Ashy Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus ruficeps

40–50% · Likely
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
LC

Malaysian Pied-Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura javanica

40–50% · Likely
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
4 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
8 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
10 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
11 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
12 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
13 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
14 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
15 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
16 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

June has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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