Moustached Babbler

Moustached Babbler

Malacopteron magnirostre

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
256 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The moustached babbler (Malacopteron magnirostre) is a species of bird in the ground babbler family Pellorneidae. The species is also known as the brown-headed babbler or brown-headed tree-babbler. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Babbler sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 256 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Sooty-capped Babbler
NT

Sooty-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Malacopteron affine

30–40% · Possible
Rufous-crowned Babbler
NT

Rufous-crowned Babbler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Malacopteron magnum

20–30% · Possible
Scaly-crowned Babbler
LC

Scaly-crowned Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacopteron cinereum

20–30% · Possible
Grey-breasted Babbler
NT

Grey-breasted Babbler

Bird

Malacopteron albogulare

Insufficient data
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
Ferruginous Babbler

Ferruginous Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trichastoma bicolor

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
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

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

Quick answers

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

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Babbler sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 256 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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