Sumatran Wren-Babbler

Sumatran Wren-Babbler

Rimator albostriatus

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kerinci Seblat National Park

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

76 Verified sightings at Kerinci Seblat National Park From 2019 to 2026
76 In 1 park
November Best month

About the Sumatran Wren-Babbler

The Sumatran wren-babbler (Napothera albostriata) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is endemic to western Sumatra. Its natural habitat is 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. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sumatran Wren-Babbler in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sumatran Wren-Babbler sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, based on 76 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 79th most-seen of the 203 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 Sumatran Wren-Babbler in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

May and November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sumatran Wren-Babbler in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–April, June–October and December, the lowest months. January has too few records to rate.

Where else can you see a Sumatran Wren-Babbler?

Only Kerinci Seblat National Park, in our data

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

Which relatives of the Sumatran Wren-Babbler live in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

Same family: Pellorneidae

The closest relatives of the Sumatran Wren-Babbler that you can see in Kerinci Seblat National Park (family Pellorneidae, Ground Babblers and Allies) are Rusty-breasted Wren-Babbler (about 30%), Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler (about 20%) and Horsfield's Babbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Sumatran Wren-Babbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sumatran Wren-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Kerinci Seblat National Park (76 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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