Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

Macronus gularis

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
at Khao Luang National Park

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

475 Verified sightings at Khao Luang National Park From 2019 to 2026
8,343 In all 18 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

The pin-striped tit-babbler (Mixornis gularis), also known as the yellow-breasted babbler, is a species of bird in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae that is found in South and Southeast Asia. The pin-striped tit-babbler was formally described in 1822 by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield based on a specimen collected in Sumatra. He coined the binomial name Timalia gularis. The pin-striped tit-babbler was formerly placed in the genus Macronus but based on the results of a large molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019, the species was moved to the genus Mixornis that had been introduced in 1842 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek mixis meaning "mixed" or "mingling" with ornis meaning "bird". The specific epithet gularis is Modern Latin meaning "-throated". The pin-striped tit-babbler belongs within a clade that includes the genera Dumetia and Timalia.

The species has also been split following a study by Nigel Collar to distinguish the morphologically distinct Bornean and Javan populations, which have since been renamed the bold-striped tit-babbler (Mixornis bornensis), from the rest of the pin... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:16

Cambodia · 2026

© JJSUN · XC1103648 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:52

Singapore · 2025

© Ding Li Yong · XC972855 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:39

Thailand · 2023

© FREDERIC Lionel · XC938688 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~60%
2 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~60%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~50%
4 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~50%
5 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
6 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
8 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
9 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
10 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
11 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
12 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
13 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~20%
14 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
15 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
16 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
17 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
18 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
2 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~20%
3 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
5 Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 Cambodia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pin-striped Tit-Babbler in Khao Luang National Park?

Likely

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-striped Tit-Babbler sighting in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, based on 475 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pin-striped Tit-Babbler in Khao Luang National Park?

January, April–May, August and October

In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-striped Tit-Babbler in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, against about 40% in February, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Pin-striped Tit-Babbler?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pin-striped Tit-Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Khao Luang National Park the best place to see a Pin-striped Tit-Babbler?

Among the best

Of the 18 parks where we can rate Pin-striped Tit-Babbler sightings, Khao Luang National Park ranks 2nd at about 60%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 60%). All parks ranked.

Where does the Pin-striped Tit-Babbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pin-striped Tit-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Khao Luang National Park (475 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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