Ferruginous Babbler

Ferruginous Babbler

Trichastoma bicolor

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
358 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The ferruginous babbler (Pellorneum bicolor) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Ferruginous Babbler sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 358 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

White-chested Babbler

White-chested Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trichastoma rostratum

10–20% · With luck
Sooty-capped Babbler
NT

Sooty-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Malacopteron affine

30–40% · Possible
Brown Fulvetta
NT

Brown Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alcippe brunneicauda

30–40% · Possible
Black-capped Babbler
LC

Black-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum capistratum

20–30% · Possible
Rufous-crowned Babbler
NT

Rufous-crowned Babbler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Malacopteron magnum

20–30% · Possible
Horsfield's Babbler
LC

Horsfield's Babbler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Malacocincla sepiaria

20–30% · Possible
Striped Wren-Babbler
NT

Striped Wren-Babbler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Kenopia striata

20–30% · Possible
Scaly-crowned Babbler
LC

Scaly-crowned Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacopteron cinereum

20–30% · Possible
Moustached Babbler
LC

Moustached Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacopteron magnirostre

10–20% · With luck
Black-throated Wren-Babbler

Black-throated Wren-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Napothera atrigularis

10–20% · With luck
Short-tailed Babbler
NT

Short-tailed Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pellorneum malaccense

10–20% · With luck
Bornean Wren-Babbler
VU

Bornean Wren-Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilocichla leucogrammica

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
4 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
6 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ferruginous Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Ferruginous Babbler sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 358 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ferruginous Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

October has the highest sighting rate for Ferruginous Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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