Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

Turdoides striata

40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
661 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The jungle babbler (Argya striata) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae found in the Indian subcontinent. Jungle babblers are gregarious birds that forage in small groups of six to ten birds, a habit that has given them the popular name of "seven sisters" in urban Northern India, and (seven brothers) in Bengali, with cognates in other regional languages which also mean "seven brothers". The jungle babbler is a common resident breeding bird in most parts of the Indian subcontinent and is often seen in gardens within large cities as well as in forested areas. In the past, the orange-billed babbler Argya rufescens of Sri Lanka was considered to be a subspecies of jungle babbler, but has now been elevated to a species. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Babbler sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 661 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Striated Babbler

Striated Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides earlei

10–20% · With luck
Common Babbler

Common Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides caudata

<5% · Rare
Spiny Babbler

Spiny Babbler

Bird

Turdoides nipalensis

Insufficient data
Rufous-necked Laughingthrush

Rufous-necked Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulax ruficollis

5–10% · Rare
Slender-billed Babbler
VU

Slender-billed Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Argya longirostris

5–10% · Rare
Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush

Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax pectoralis

<5% · Rare
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
LC

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax monileger

<5% · Rare
White-crested Laughingthrush
LC

White-crested Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax leucolophus

Insufficient data
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

Insufficient data
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
LC

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

Insufficient data
Streaked Laughingthrush
LC

Streaked Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron lineatum

Insufficient data
Blue-winged Laughingthrush
LC

Blue-winged Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trochalopteron squamatum

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
4 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
7 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
9 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
10 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
11 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
12 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
13 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
14 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
15 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
16 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Jungle Babbler in Chitwan National Park?

About 44% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Babbler sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 661 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Jungle Babbler in Chitwan National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Jungle Babbler in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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