Spelaeornis caudatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The rufous-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Bhutan, India, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is the Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
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 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 228th most-seen of the 388 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.
November and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–July and October, the lowest months. Those are among Royal Manas National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 930 mm in July. August and September have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-throated Wren-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.
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 Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Timaliidae
The closest relatives of the Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (family Timaliidae, Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies) are White-browed Scimitar-Babbler (about 30%), Gray-throated Babbler (about 20%) and Pin-striped Tit-Babbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (35 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.
