Malacopteron cinereum
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The scaly-crowned babbler (Malacopteron cinereum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
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 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-crowned Babbler sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 82 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 156th most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–July and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-crowned Babbler in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, August–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scaly-crowned Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Scaly-crowned Babbler sightings, Cat Tien National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%), Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 20%) and Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same family: Pellorneidae
The closest relatives of the Scaly-crowned Babbler that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (family Pellorneidae, Ground Babblers and Allies) are Puff-throated Babbler (about 30%), Abbott's Babbler (about 30%) and Buff-breasted Babbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scaly-crowned Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Cat Tien National Park (82 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.
