Stachyris leucotis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The white-necked babbler (Stachyris leucotis) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by 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 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-necked Babbler sighting in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 203rd most-seen of the 293 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.
July and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-necked Babbler in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–October and December–June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-necked 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.
Only Taman Negara National Park, in our data
Taman Negara National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-necked Babbler sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Stachyris
The closest relatives of the White-necked Babbler that you can see in Taman Negara National Park (genus Stachyris, Typical Tree-Babblers) are Chestnut-winged Babbler (about 40%), Chestnut-rumped Babbler (about 20%) and Black-throated Babbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-necked Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Taman Negara National Park (30 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.
