Malacocincla sepiaria
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Horsfield's Babbler sighting in Bandung on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 20th most-seen of the 28 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June, September and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Horsfield's Babbler in Bandung on a given day, against under 5% in August and October, the lowest months. February–March, May and July have too few records to rate.
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 3 cities where we can rate Horsfield's Babbler sightings, Bandung has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Jakarta (Indonesia, under 5%) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, under 5%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Horsfield's Babbler that you can see in Bandung (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 50%), Javan Myna (about 30%) and Pacific Swallow (about 20%), 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 Bandung (7 verified sightings), 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.
