Turdoides earlei
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In 3 days ~10%
The striated babbler (Argya earlei) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in southern Asia from Pakistan to Myanmar. This species was formerly placed in the genus Turdoides but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Argya.
It is omnivorous. 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 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamluk | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Chattogram | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 3 | New Delhi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Dhaka | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 5 | Chandigarh | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Striated Babbler sighting in Chandigarh on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 161 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striated Babbler in Chandigarh on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months. That is one of Chandigarh's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 280 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striated Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Striated Babbler sightings, Chandigarh ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tamluk (India, about 30%), Chattogram (Bangladesh, about 10%) and New Delhi (India, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striated Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Chandigarh (14 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.
