Malacopteron affine
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The sooty-capped babbler (Malacopteron affine) is a member of the family Pellorneidae. It occurs in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, and Singapore. The sooty-capped babbler is also known in Malay as rimba tinjau belukar. Its main diet is small insects.
It is threatened by habitat loss. 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 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty-capped Babbler sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 602 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty-capped Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against about 20% in June, the lowest month.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sooty-capped Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 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 Sooty-capped Babbler sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 30%) and Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 20%).
Same genus: Malacopteron
The closest relatives of the Sooty-capped Babbler that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (genus Malacopteron, Malacopteron Babblers) are Rufous-crowned Babbler (about 30%), 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 Sooty-capped Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (602 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.
