Turdoides earlei
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The striated babbler (Argya earlei) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in southern Asia from Pakistan to Myanmar. This species was formerly placed in the genus Turdoides but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Argya.
It is omnivorous. 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 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamluk | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Chattogram | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 3 | New Delhi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Dhaka | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 5 | Chandigarh | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Striated Babbler sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 205th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striated Babbler in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and October–February, the lowest months. That is one of Namdapha National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 660 mm in July. June to September have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striated 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.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Striated Babbler sightings, Namdapha National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Manas National Park (India, about 30%), Royal Bardia National Park (Nepal, about 10%) and Chitwan National Park (Nepal, about 10%).
Same family: Leiothrichidae
The closest relatives of the Striated Babbler that you can see in Namdapha National Park (family Leiothrichidae, Laughingthrushes and Allies) are White-crested Laughingthrush (about 40%), Long-tailed Sibia (about 40%) and Silver-eared Mesia (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striated Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Namdapha National Park (28 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.
