Ferruginous Babbler

Ferruginous Babbler

Trichastoma bicolor

Silhouette: PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Khao Luang National Park

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

5 Verified sightings at Khao Luang National Park From 2019 to 2026
768 In all 5 parks
August Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Ferruginous Babbler

The ferruginous babbler (Pellorneum bicolor) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Winkler, D. W.; S. M. Billerman; I. J. Lovette (2020). "Family Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)". Birds of the World Online. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Indonesia · 2021

© Tri Atmoko · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
2 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
4 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
5 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Ferruginous Babbler in Khao Luang National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ferruginous Babbler sighting in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 211th most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Ferruginous Babbler in Khao Luang National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ferruginous Babbler in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Ferruginous Babbler?

Between 1 and 4 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ferruginous 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.

Which relatives of the Ferruginous Babbler live in Khao Luang National Park?

Same family: Pellorneidae

The closest relatives of the Ferruginous Babbler that you can see in Khao Luang National Park (family Pellorneidae, Ground Babblers and Allies) are Black-capped Babbler (about 40%), Puff-throated Babbler (about 40%) and Abbott's Babbler (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Ferruginous Babbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ferruginous Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Khao Luang National Park (5 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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