Turdoides earlei
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 New Delhi on a given day, based on 264 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 93rd most-seen of the 248 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.
December to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striated Babbler in New Delhi on a given day, against under 5% in April to November, the lowest months. Those are among New Delhi's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 220 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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Striated Babbler sightings, New Delhi ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Tamluk (India, about 30%) and Chattogram (Bangladesh, about 10%).
Same genus: Turdoides
The closest relatives of the Striated Babbler that you can see in New Delhi (genus Turdoides, Turdoides Babblers) are Jungle Babbler (about 70%) and Large Grey Babbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striated Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in New Delhi (264 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.
