Turdoides tenebrosa
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The dusky babbler (Turdoides tenebrosa) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist 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 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Babbler sighting in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 276th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Babbler in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Murchison Falls National Park, in our data
Murchison Falls National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dusky Babbler sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Murchison Falls National Park (29 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.
