Malacopteron cinereum
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The scaly-crowned babbler (Malacopteron cinereum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland 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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-crowned Babbler sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 227th most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-crowned Babbler in Kinabalu Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scaly-crowned 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.
9th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Scaly-crowned Babbler sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%), Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 20%) and Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scaly-crowned Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabalu Park (7 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.
