Pellorneum tickelli
Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The buff-breasted babbler (Pellorneum tickelli) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
BirdLife species factsheet for Trichastoma tickelli "Trichastoma tickelli". Avibase. "Buff-breasted babbler media". Internet Bird Collection. Interactive range map of Trichastoma tickelli at IUCN Red List Audio recordings of Buff-breasted babbler on Xeno-canto. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 7 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-breasted Babbler sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 159 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-breasted Babbler in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against about 10% in August and November, the lowest months. Those are among Cuc Phuong National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 390 mm in August. July has too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buff-breasted Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Buff-breasted Babbler sightings, Cuc Phuong National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 20%) and Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buff-breasted Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (85 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
