Turdoides hypoleuca
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The northern pied babbler (Turdoides hypoleuca) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler sighting in Tarangire National Park on a given day, based on 331 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 88th most-seen of the 411 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler in Tarangire National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June, August and December, the lowest months. That is one of Tarangire National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none in September.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Pied-Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Northern Pied-Babbler sightings, Tarangire National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 60%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Pied-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Tarangire National Park (331 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.
