Rimator malacoptilus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The long-billed wren-babbler (Napothera malacoptila) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in the Himalayas from north-eastern India to southern China. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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 →
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India · 2023
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Wren-Babbler sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 293rd most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Wren-Babbler in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to July, the lowest months. That is one of Royal Manas National Park's driest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 930 mm in July. August and September have too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-billed Wren-Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Royal Manas National Park, in our data
Royal Manas National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Long-billed Wren-Babbler sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Pellorneidae
The closest relatives of the Long-billed Wren-Babbler that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (family Pellorneidae, Ground Babblers and Allies) are Nepal Fulvetta (about 30%), White-hooded Babbler (about 20%) and Puff-throated Babbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-billed Wren-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (16 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.
