Genus

Turdoides Babblers

Turdoides

21 species in our catalog · found in 69 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyLeiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
GenusTurdoides (Turdoides Babblers)

Species in this group

Turdoides striata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Turdoides affinis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Turdoides rufescens

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Turdoides jardineii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Turdoides hypoleuca

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Turdoides plebejus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Turdoides reinwardtii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Turdoides malcolmi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Turdoides hartlaubii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Turdoides rubiginosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Turdoides sharpei

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Turdoides bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Turdoides earlei

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Turdoides caudata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Turdoides subrufa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Turdoides gymnogenys

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT Endemic

Turdoides hindei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Turdoides aylmeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Turdoides melanops

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Turdoides tenebrosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Turdoides nipalensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Turdoides Babblers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~90%
	Jungle Babbler			~80%
	Large Grey Babbler			~40%
	Common Babbler			~20%
2	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	4 of 21	~90%
	Jungle Babbler			~80%
	Large Grey Babbler			~30%
	Common Babbler			~30%
	Striated Babbler			<5%
3	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 21	~80%
	Orange-billed Babbler			~70%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~30%
4	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~70%
	Jungle Babbler			~70%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
	Common Babbler			<5%
5	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 21	~70%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~70%
6	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~70%
	Jungle Babbler			~60%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
	Common Babbler			~10%
7	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 21	~70%
	Brown Babbler			~50%
	Blackcap Babbler			~40%
8	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~60%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
	Common Babbler			<5%
9	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 21	~60%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~60%
10	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~60%
	Common Babbler			<5%
11	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~50%
	Rufous Babbler			~20%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			<5%
12	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~60%
	Common Babbler			<5%
	Large Grey Babbler			<5%
13	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 21	~60%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~40%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			~30%
14	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 21	~60%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~30%
	Hartlaub's Babbler			~30%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			~10%
15	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 21	~60%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~60%
16	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 21	~60%
	Northern Pied-Babbler			~60%
17	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	4 of 21	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~30%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~30%
	Rufous Babbler			<5%
	Large Grey Babbler			<5%
18	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3 of 21	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~40%
	Striated Babbler			~10%
	Common Babbler			<5%
19	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 21	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~40%
	Striated Babbler			~10%
20	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~40%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~10%
	Rufous Babbler			<5%
21	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	4 of 21	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~30%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~20%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
	Rufous Babbler			<5%
22	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~30%
	Striated Babbler			~30%
23	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 21	~50%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~40%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			~10%
24	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 21	~40%
	Black-lored Babbler			~30%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
	Brown Babbler			<5%
25	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 21	~40%
	Rufous Chatterer			~30%
	Hinde's Pied-Babbler			~20%
	Scaly Chatterer			<5%
26	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 21	~40%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~40%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			<5%
27	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 21	~40%
	Black-lored Babbler			~30%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
28	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 21	~40%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~40%
29	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 21	~40%
	Northern Pied-Babbler			~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
	Black-lored Babbler			<5%
30	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 21	~40%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~40%
31	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 21	~40%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~40%
	Black-lored Babbler			<5%
32	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 21	~40%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~40%
33	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 21	~40%
	Black-lored Babbler			~30%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
34	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 21	~40%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~40%
35	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 21	~40%
	Rufous Chatterer			~20%
	Brown Babbler			~20%
36	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 21	~30%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~30%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			~10%
	Hartlaub's Babbler			~10%
37	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 21	~30%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
	Black-lored Babbler			~10%
	Brown Babbler			<5%
38	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 21	~30%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
	Black-lored Babbler			~10%
39	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 21	~30%
	Bare-cheeked Babbler			~20%
	Black-faced Babbler			~10%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			~10%
40	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 21	~30%
	Black-lored Babbler			~20%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
	Northern Pied-Babbler			<5%
41	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 21	~30%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
	Black-lored Babbler			~10%
42	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 21	~20%
	Rufous Chatterer			~20%
43	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 21	~20%
	Scaly Chatterer			~10%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
44	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 21	~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
	Northern Pied-Babbler			~10%
45	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 21	~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
46	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 21	~20%
	Orange-billed Babbler			~10%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~10%
47	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 21	~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
	Hartlaub's Babbler			~10%
48	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~20%
	Jungle Babbler			~10%
	Striated Babbler			<5%
49	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2 of 21	~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
	Black-lored Babbler			<5%
50	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 21	~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
51	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 21	~20%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
52	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 21	~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
53	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~10%
	Jungle Babbler			~10%
	Rufous Babbler			<5%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			<5%
54	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~10%
	Striated Babbler			~10%
	Jungle Babbler			<5%
55	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 21	~10%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
	Scaly Chatterer			<5%
56	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 21	~10%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
57	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 21	~10%
	Brown Babbler			~10%
	Dusky Babbler			<5%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			<5%
	Rufous Chatterer			<5%
58	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 21	~10%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
	Black-lored Babbler			<5%
	Brown Babbler			<5%
59	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 21	~10%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
60	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 21	~10%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			~10%
61	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 21	~10%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
62	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 21	~10%
	Hinde's Pied-Babbler			~10%
63	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 21	<5%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			<5%
64	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 21	<5%
	Jungle Babbler			<5%
65	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 21	<5%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			<5%
	Black-lored Babbler			<5%
66	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 21	<5%
	Spiny Babbler			<5%
67	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 21	<5%
	Striated Babbler			<5%
68	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 21	<5%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			<5%
69	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 21	<5%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Jalandhar	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~90%
	Jungle Babbler			~90%
	Common Babbler			<5%
2	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~90%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~90%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
3	Tamluk	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~90%
	Jungle Babbler			~80%
	Striated Babbler			~30%
4	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 21	~80%
	Jungle Babbler			~80%
5	Ahmedabad	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~80%
	Jungle Babbler			~80%
	Common Babbler			<5%
	Large Grey Babbler			<5%
6	Bareilly	🇮🇳 India	1 of 21	~80%
	Jungle Babbler			~80%
7	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~80%
	Jungle Babbler			~80%
	Large Grey Babbler			<5%
8	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~80%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~80%
	Large Grey Babbler			<5%
9	Gwalior	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~80%
	Jungle Babbler			~60%
	Large Grey Babbler			~30%
	Common Babbler			~10%
10	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	4 of 21	~80%
	Jungle Babbler			~70%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
	Common Babbler			<5%
	Striated Babbler			<5%
11	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~80%
	Jungle Babbler			~50%
	Large Grey Babbler			~50%
	Common Babbler			~10%
12	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~80%
	Jungle Babbler			~70%
	Common Babbler			~10%
	Large Grey Babbler			<5%
13	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~70%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~70%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
	Jungle Babbler			<5%
14	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~70%
	Common Babbler			~40%
	Large Grey Babbler			~40%
	Jungle Babbler			~30%
15	Aligarh	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~70%
	Jungle Babbler			~70%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
16	Hajipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 21	~70%
	Jungle Babbler			~70%
17	Varanasi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~70%
	Jungle Babbler			~70%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
18	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 21	~70%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~70%
19	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	4 of 21	~70%
	Jungle Babbler			~70%
	Large Grey Babbler			<5%
	Striated Babbler			<5%
	Common Babbler			<5%
20	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 21	~70%
	Jungle Babbler			~70%
21	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~70%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~20%
22	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~70%
	Jungle Babbler			~60%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
	Common Babbler			<5%
23	Asansol	🇮🇳 India	1 of 21	~70%
	Jungle Babbler			~70%
24	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~70%
	Jungle Babbler			~70%
	Large Grey Babbler			<5%
25	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 21	~70%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~70%
26	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 21	~60%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~60%
27	Patna	🇮🇳 India	1 of 21	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~60%
28	Jammu	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~60%
	Common Babbler			<5%
29	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~60%
	Common Babbler			~30%
	Large Grey Babbler			~30%
	Jungle Babbler			~10%
30	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 21	~60%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~60%
31	Ludhiana	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~60%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
32	Berhampore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 21	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~60%
33	Agra	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~50%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
	Common Babbler			<5%
34	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~50%
	Large Grey Babbler			<5%
	Common Babbler			<5%
35	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~50%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
	Common Babbler			~10%
36	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~50%
	Common Babbler			<5%
	Large Grey Babbler			<5%
37	Indore	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~40%
	Large Grey Babbler			~20%
38	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 21	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~50%
39	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2 of 21	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~40%
	Common Babbler			~10%
40	Kota	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~40%
	Common Babbler			~20%
	Large Grey Babbler			<5%
41	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~40%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			<5%
42	Meerut	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~40%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
43	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~40%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~30%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
	Jungle Babbler			<5%
44	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 21	~40%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~40%
45	Solapur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 21	~40%
	Large Grey Babbler			~40%
46	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	3 of 21	~40%
	Jungle Babbler			~30%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~10%
	Rufous Babbler			<5%
47	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	2 of 21	~40%
	Blackcap Babbler			~30%
	Brown Babbler			~20%
48	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~40%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~20%
	Jungle Babbler			~20%
49	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	2 of 21	~40%
	Brown Babbler			~30%
	Blackcap Babbler			~10%
50	Visakhapatnam	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~40%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~40%
	Jungle Babbler			<5%
51	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 21	~40%
	Black-lored Babbler			~30%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
52	Lahore	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2 of 21	~40%
	Jungle Babbler			~30%
	Common Babbler			~10%
53	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~40%
	Jungle Babbler			~20%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
54	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~30%
	Large Grey Babbler			~30%
	Jungle Babbler			~10%
55	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	2 of 21	~30%
	Brown Babbler			~30%
	Blackcap Babbler			~10%
56	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~30%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~30%
	Large Grey Babbler			<5%
57	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2 of 21	~30%
	Jungle Babbler			~30%
	Striated Babbler			<5%
58	Puducherry	🇮🇳 India	1 of 21	~30%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~30%
59	Pune	🇮🇳 India	2 of 21	~30%
	Large Grey Babbler			~30%
	Jungle Babbler			<5%
60	Kanpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 21	~30%
	Jungle Babbler			~30%

Turdoides Babblers

Species in this group

Jungle Babbler

Yellow-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

Arrow-marked Babbler

Northern Pied-Babbler

Brown Babbler

Blackcap Babbler

Large Grey Babbler

Hartlaub's Babbler

Rufous Chatterer

Black-lored Babbler

Southern Pied-Babbler

Striated Babbler

Common Babbler

Rufous Babbler

Bare-cheeked Babbler

Hinde's Pied-Babbler

Scaly Chatterer

Black-faced Babbler

Dusky Babbler

Spiny Babbler

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Turdoides Babblers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked