Napothera atrigularis
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The black-throated wren-babbler (Turdinus atrigularis) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo (mainly southern Brunei and East Malaysia). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It resides primarily in the understory. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is insectivorous. 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 →
Recording0:11
Malaysia · 2011
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Malaysia · 2025
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Malaysia · 2023
© Kees de Jager · Observation.org, Nature data from around the World · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Wren-Babbler sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 200th most-seen of the 242 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Wren-Babbler in Sepilok on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-throated Wren-Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black-throated Wren-Babbler sightings, Sepilok ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Wren-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Sepilok (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.
