Malacopteron magnum
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crowned Babbler sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 69th most-seen of the 166 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crowned Babbler in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–August, the lowest months. That is one of Gunung Leuser National Park's driest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 700 mm in September.
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.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Rufous-crowned Babbler sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 30%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%) and Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same genus: Malacopteron
The closest relatives of the Rufous-crowned Babbler that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (genus Malacopteron, Malacopteron Babblers) are Scaly-crowned Babbler (about 10%) and Sooty-capped Babbler (about 10%), 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 Gunung Leuser National Park (24 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.
