Malacopteron cinereum
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The scaly-crowned babbler (Malacopteron cinereum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
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 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-crowned Babbler sighting in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, based on 273 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 57th most-seen of the 293 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-crowned Babbler in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scaly-crowned 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.
Among the best
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Scaly-crowned Babbler sightings, Taman Negara National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same genus: Malacopteron
The closest relatives of the Scaly-crowned Babbler that you can see in Taman Negara National Park (genus Malacopteron, Malacopteron Babblers) are Sooty-capped Babbler (about 30%), Rufous-crowned Babbler (about 30%) and Moustached Babbler (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scaly-crowned Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Taman Negara National Park (273 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.
