Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler
Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler

Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler

Macronus ptilosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
288 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The fluffy-backed tit-babbler (Macronus ptilosus) (Thai: นกกินแมลงหลังฟู) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swampland. It is threatened by habitat loss. There are two subspecies recognized by the International Ornithological Congress: M. p. ptilosus (Jardine & Selby, 1835) - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Batu Islands M. p. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 288 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Chestnut-winged Babbler

Chestnut-winged Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris erythroptera

30–40% · Possible
Chestnut-rumped Babbler
NT

Chestnut-rumped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris maculata

20–30% · Possible
Gray-headed Babbler
LC

Gray-headed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris poliocephala

5–10% · With luck
Black-throated Babbler
NT

Black-throated Babbler

Bird

Stachyris nigricollis

<5% · Rare
Gray-throated Babbler
LC

Gray-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris nigriceps

Insufficient data
White-necked Babbler
NT

White-necked Babbler

Bird

Stachyris leucotis

Insufficient data
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

50–60% · Likely
Slender-billed Crow
LC

Slender-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus enca

50–60% · Likely
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
NT

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus ochromalus

50–60% · Likely
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

50–60% · Likely
Lesser Green Leafbird
NT

Lesser Green Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis cyanopogon

40–50% · Likely
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 288 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

December has the highest sighting rate for Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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