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Pellorneum buettikoferi
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The Sumatran babbler (Pellorneum buettikoferi) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. It used to be considered a subspecies of the buff-breasted babbler.
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.
Berg. 2001. Systematic notes on Asian birds. 21. Babbler jungle: a re-evaluation of the 'pyrrogenys' group of Asian pellorneines (Timaliidae). Zoologische Verhandeligen 335: 235-252 Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sumatran Babbler sighting in Way Kambas National Park on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 205 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and August
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Sumatran Babbler in Way Kambas National Park on a given day, against about 20% in March, the lowest month. November to February have too few records to rate.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sumatran 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Sumatran Babbler sightings, Way Kambas National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, under 5%) and Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, under 5%).
Same genus: Pellorneum
The closest relatives of the Sumatran Babbler that you can see in Way Kambas National Park (genus Pellorneum, Typical Ground Babblers) are Black-capped Babbler (about 20%) and Short-tailed Babbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sumatran Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Way Kambas National Park (97 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.
