Turdoides hypoleuca
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The northern pied babbler (Turdoides hypoleuca) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler sighting in Mikumi National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 133rd most-seen of the 261 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler in Mikumi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Pied-Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Northern Pied-Babbler sightings, Mikumi National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 60%) and Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Pied-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Mikumi National Park (21 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.
