Turdoides hindei
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hinde's babbler (Turdoides hindei), also known as Hinde's pied-babbler, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, arable land, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hinde's Pied-Babbler sighting in Meru National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 133rd most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hinde's Pied-Babbler in Meru National Park on a given day, against about 10% in September–October and December–February, the lowest months. Those are among Meru National Park's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against almost none in July. May and July–August have too few records to rate.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hinde's Pied-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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hinde's Pied-Babbler sightings, Meru National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hinde's Pied-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Meru National Park (25 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.
