Yellow-eyed Babbler
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Yellow-eyed Babbler

Chrysomma sinense

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
87 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense) is a passerine bird native to South and Southeast Asia. It inhabits shrubland, grassland and wetland habitats. On the IUCN Red List, it is listed as Least Concern because of its wide distribution and stable population. Its common name refers to the traditional placement in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae although the genus Chrysomma forms a clade along with the parrotbills within the family Paradoxornithidae. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-eyed Babbler sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 87 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Lesser Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia curruca

Insufficient data
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

50–60% · Likely
Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

50–60% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Wagtail
LC

White-browed Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla maderaspatensis

50–60% · Likely
Indian Pied Starling
LC

Indian Pied Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gracupica contra

40–50% · Likely
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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
10–20%
2 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
4 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
7 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
9 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
14 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
17 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
18 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
19 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
20 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
21 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
22 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-eyed Babbler in Chitwan National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-eyed Babbler sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 87 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-eyed Babbler in Chitwan National Park?

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

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