Macronus ptilosus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The fluffy-backed tit-babbler (Macronus ptilosus) (Thai: นกกินแมลงหลังฟู) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swampland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
There are two subspecies recognized by the International Ornithological Congress: 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 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 155 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 124th most-seen of the 242 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and July–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–June, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler sightings, Sepilok ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 30%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%) and Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Sepilok (155 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.
