Collared Babbler

Collared Babbler

Gampsorhynchus torquatus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kaeng Krachan National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

442 Verified sightings at Kaeng Krachan National Park From 2019 to 2026
442 In 1 park
November Best month

About the Collared Babbler

The collared babbler (Gampsorhynchus torquatus) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane 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.

Robson, Craig (6 February 2020). Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4729-8139-4. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:07

Malaysia · 2020

© Lim Ying Hien 林勇贤 · XC1161781 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Uncertain0:22

China · 2023

© JJSUN · XC1070132 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:27

Thailand · 2007

© David Edwards · XC19133 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Collared Babbler in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Babbler sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 442 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 130th most-seen of the 360 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Collared Babbler in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

November

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Babbler in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and August–October, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Collared Babbler?

Only Kaeng Krachan National Park, in our data

Kaeng Krachan National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Collared Babbler sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Collared Babbler live in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Same family: Pellorneidae

The closest relatives of the Collared Babbler that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (family Pellorneidae, Ground Babblers and Allies) are Puff-throated Babbler (about 50%), Brown-cheeked Fulvetta (about 30%) and Abbott's Babbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Collared Babbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Collared Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (442 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.

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