Chestnut-rumped Babbler

Chestnut-rumped Babbler

Stachyris maculata

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Way Kambas National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

36 Verified sightings at Way Kambas National Park From 2019 to 2026
721 In all 8 parks
July Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Chestnut-rumped Babbler

The chestnut-rumped babbler (Stachyris maculata) 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 forests. 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 →

Sounds

Call0:57

Malaysia · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1166890 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Duet0:13

Thailand · 1988

© Jelle Scharringa · XC1075529 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:47

Brunei · 2021

© Okamoto Keita Sin · XC665338 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
4 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
5 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
6 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
8 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-rumped Babbler in Way Kambas National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-rumped Babbler sighting in Way Kambas National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 120th most-seen of the 205 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chestnut-rumped Babbler in Way Kambas National Park?

May and July–August

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-rumped Babbler in Way Kambas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month. November to February have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Chestnut-rumped Babbler?

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-rumped Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Way Kambas National Park the best place to see a Chestnut-rumped Babbler?

3rd of 8

Of the 8 parks where we can rate Chestnut-rumped Babbler sightings, Way Kambas National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 20%) and Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%).

Where does the Chestnut-rumped Babbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-rumped Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Way Kambas National Park (36 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.

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