Stachyridopsis pyrrhops
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chinned Babbler sighting in Kathmandu on a given day, based on 114 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 135th most-seen of the 312 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chinned Babbler in Kathmandu on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Black-chinned Babbler sightings, Kathmandu ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Dehradun (India, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-chinned Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Kathmandu (114 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.
