Pellorneum tickelli
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The buff-breasted babbler (Pellorneum tickelli) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
BirdLife species factsheet for Trichastoma tickelli "Trichastoma tickelli". Avibase. "Buff-breasted babbler media". Internet Bird Collection. Interactive range map of Trichastoma tickelli at IUCN Red List Audio recordings of Buff-breasted babbler on Xeno-canto. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 7 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-breasted Babbler sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 298 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-breasted Babbler in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, October and December–February, the lowest months. That is one of Namdapha National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 660 mm in July. June to September have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buff-breasted Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Buff-breasted Babbler sightings, Namdapha National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 30%), Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 20%) and Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buff-breasted Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Namdapha National Park (57 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.
