Turdoides jardineii
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In 3 days >90%
The arrow-marked babbler (Turdoides jardineii) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is native to woodlands in the southern Afrotropics. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Eswatini, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. The arrow-marked babbler is a medium-sized babbler, 22 to 25 cm (8.7–9.8 in) in length and weighing 56 to 85 g (2.0–3.0 oz). The common name for the species is derived from its plumage, which is brownish-grey above and lighter below, with white tips to the feathers on the throat, neck and head. The outer iris is bright red and the inner bright yellow or orange. Males and females are identical in appearance. Juveniles have brown eyes and less arrow-shaped streaking on the breast.
The arrow-marked babbler lives in social groups of between 3 and 15 birds (six being the average) that defend large territories, with the size of the territory being dependent upon the number of... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report an Arrow-marked Babbler sighting in Harare on a given day, based on 493 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 213 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May, August and October
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Arrow-marked Babbler in Harare on a given day, against about 50% in January and November, the lowest months. Those are among Harare's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 200 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Arrow-marked 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.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Arrow-marked Babbler sightings, Harare has the highest daily chance: about 70%. Next come Pretoria (South Africa, about 20%) and Kigali (Rwanda, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Arrow-marked Babbler that you can see in Harare (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Common Bulbul (about 90%), Pied Crow (about 90%) and Blue-breasted Cordonbleu (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Arrow-marked Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Harare (493 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.
