Turdoides hypoleuca
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler sighting in Nairobi National Park on a given day, based on 1,026 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 371 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.
August
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler in Nairobi National Park on a given day, against about 50% in January, June–July and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Nairobi National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 180 mm in April.
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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Northern Pied-Babbler sightings, Nairobi National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 20%) and Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Northern Pied-Babbler that you can see in Nairobi National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Common Bulbul (about 70%), Superb Starling (about 60%) and Variable Sunbird (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Pied-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Nairobi National Park (1,026 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.
