Malacopteron magnum
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The rufous-crowned babbler (Malacopteron magnum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss. 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 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crowned Babbler sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 457 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 258 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.
January–February, July and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crowned Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against about 20% in April–June, September and December, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-crowned Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Rufous-crowned Babbler sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 30%).
Same genus: Malacopteron
The closest relatives of the Rufous-crowned Babbler that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (genus Malacopteron, Malacopteron Babblers) are Sooty-capped Babbler (about 40%), Scaly-crowned Babbler (about 20%) and Moustached Babbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-crowned Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (457 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.
