Malacopteron cinereum
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The scaly-crowned babbler (Malacopteron cinereum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
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 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-crowned Babbler sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 77th most-seen of the 159 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-crowned Babbler in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, August–September and November–February, the lowest months. July has too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scaly-crowned 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.
5th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Scaly-crowned Babbler sightings, Cuc Phuong National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%), Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 20%) and Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same family: Pellorneidae
The closest relatives of the Scaly-crowned Babbler that you can see in Cuc Phuong National Park (family Pellorneidae, Ground Babblers and Allies) are Rufous-throated Fulvetta (about 50%), Puff-throated Babbler (about 40%) and Annam Limestone Babbler (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scaly-crowned Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (31 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.
