Timalia pileata
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The chestnut-capped babbler (Timalia pileata) is a passerine bird of the family Timaliidae. It is monotypic within the genus Timalia. The chestnut-capped babbler is placed as the sole species in the genus Timalia. It is divided into six subspecies with the following distribution:
T. p. bengalensis – lower Himalayas (Uttarakhand in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, northeastern India, and northwestern Myanmar) south to Odisha in India T. p. smithi – northern Myanmar to southern China, northern Thailand and northern Indochina
T. p. intermedia – central and southern Myanmar to southwestern Thailand T. p. patriciae – western part of the central plains of Thailand T. p. dictator – eastern and southeastern Thailand to southern Indochina This species is most closely related to the two Indian species, the tawny-bellied babbler and the dark-fronted babbler. Together they form a sister group to the rest of the species in the family Timaliidae. The chestnut-capped babbler is a medium-sized (15.5–17 cm) babbler with a fairly long, wedge-shaped tail and a thick, black bill. The plumage is unbarred brown with characteristic... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chattogram | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 2 | Tamluk | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-capped Babbler sighting in Chitwan National Park on a given day, based on 311 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, June and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-capped Babbler in Chitwan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month. Those are among Chitwan National Park's driest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 660 mm in July.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-capped Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Chestnut-capped Babbler sightings, Chitwan National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manas National Park (India, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-capped Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Chitwan National Park (311 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.
