Black-chinned Babbler

Black-chinned Babbler

Stachyridopsis pyrrhops

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Dehradun

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

1,154 Verified sightings at Dehradun
513 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-chinned Babbler

The black-chinned babbler (Cyanoderma pyrrhops) is a babbler species in the family Timaliidae. It occurs in the foothills of the Himalayas from the Murree Hills in Pakistan to eastern Nepal. It inhabits subtropical and temperate forest at 245–2,750 m (804–9,022 ft) altitudes. It is terrestrial. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

It is biscuit-coloured, has a black chin and lores and a buffy grey crown. It is 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs 8–12 g (0.28–0.42 oz). It is omnivorous. Stachyris pyrrhops was the scientific name proposed by Edward Blyth in 1844 who described a greenish olivaceous babbler with a black chin and black lores from Nepal.

It was later placed in the genus Stachyridopsis. BirdLife International (2019). "Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops". Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:08

India · 2025

© Peter Boesman · XC1030534 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call1:16

Nepal · 2023

© Greg Irving · XC843986 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:34

India · 2019

© Andrew Spencer · XC547532 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
2 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~10%
3 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Dehradun 🇮🇳 India
~20%
2 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-chinned Babbler in Dehradun?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chinned Babbler sighting in Dehradun on a given day, based on 1,154 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 37th most-seen of the 280 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.

When is the best time to see a Black-chinned Babbler in Dehradun?

February, April–May and July

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chinned Babbler in Dehradun on a given day, against about 10% in January and October–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-chinned Babbler?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-chinned 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.

Is Dehradun the best place to see a Black-chinned Babbler?

Yes

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Black-chinned Babbler sightings, Dehradun has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kathmandu (Nepal, under 5%).

Where does the Black-chinned Babbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-chinned Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Dehradun (1,154 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.

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