Malacocincla sepiaria
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Horsfield's babbler (Malacocincla sepiaria) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
The common name commemorates the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield. Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Horsfield's Babbler sighting in Bali Barat National Park on a given day, based on 274 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th most-seen of the 173 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Horsfield's Babbler in Bali Barat National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January, March–May, August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Bali Barat National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 280 mm in February.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Horsfield's Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Horsfield's Babbler sightings, Bali Barat National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%) and Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Horsfield's Babbler that you can see in Bali Barat National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Yellow-vented Bulbul (about 80%), Bali Myna (about 70%) and Common Iora (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Horsfield's Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Bali Barat National Park (274 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
