Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler

Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler

Napothera epilepidota

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Namdapha National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

236 Verified sightings at Namdapha National Park From 2019 to 2026
509 In all 4 parks
November Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler

The eyebrowed wren-babbler (Napothera epilepidota) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. Its range extends from the eastern Himalayas throughout Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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 →

Sounds

Call0:07

Vietnam · 2026

© Tim Dinh / Annambirding · XC1186409 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:13

China · 2021

© JJSUN · XC1070785 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Uncertain0:10

Thailand · 2018

© Agris Celmins · XC663871 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
2 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler in Namdapha National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 236 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 298 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.

When is the best time to see an Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler in Namdapha National Park?

March and November–January

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, April–May and October, the lowest months. Those are among Namdapha National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 660 mm in July. June to September have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see an Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler?

Between 1 and 4 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Namdapha National Park the best place to see an Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler?

Among the best

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler sightings, Namdapha National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 20%).

Where does the Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Namdapha National Park (236 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.

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