Curruca subcoerulea
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The chestnut-vented warbler, chestnut-vented tit-babbler or rufous-vented warbler (Curruca subcoerulea) is an Old World warbler of the family Sylviidae. The chestnut-vented warbler breeds in southern Africa in Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Eswatini. This is a common species found in a range of habitats including fynbos, scrub, thickets and dry riverbeds.
The first formal description of the chestnut-vented warbler was by the French naturalist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1817. He introduced the binomial name Sylvia subcœrulea using the œ ligature. The specific epithet would normally be spelled subcaerulea or subcærulea and comes from the Latin sub meaning somewhat or beneath and caeruleus for blue. In modern Latin subcaeruleus is used to indicate pale blue. Most authorities use the standard spelling subcaerulea but some use the original spelling subcoerulea.
The chestnut-vented warbler is 14–15 cm long and weighs around 16 g. Its upperparts are grey-brown, and the tail is black with a broad white band at its tip. This warbler has a white eye ring. The throat is grey with heavy dark streaking, the breast... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 6 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 7 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tit Babbler sighting in Chobe National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 268th most-seen of the 373 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tit Babbler in Chobe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months. That is one of Chobe National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 150 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tit 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.
10th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Tit Babbler sightings, Chobe National Park ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 30%), Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa, about 30%) and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 30%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Tit Babbler that you can see in Chobe National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Fork-tailed Drongo (about 60%), Red-billed Oxpecker (about 40%) and Common Bulbul (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tit Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Chobe National Park (23 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.
