Rufous Babbler

Rufous Babbler

Turdoides subrufa

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Eravikulam National Park
19 Verified records at Eravikulam National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The rufous babbler (Argya subrufa) is an endemic species of bird found in the Western Ghats of southern India of the family Leiothrichidae It is dark brown and long tailed, and is usually seen foraging in noisy groups along open hillsides with a mixture of grass, bracken and forest. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Babbler sighting in Eravikulam National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Eravikulam National Park

Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-billed Babbler

Yellow-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides affinis

5–10% · With luck
Palani Laughingthrush

Palani Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron fairbanki

30–40% · Possible
Wynaad Laughingthrush

Wynaad Laughingthrush

Bird

Garrulax delesserti

Insufficient data
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

80–90% · Very likely
Indian White-eye
LC Endemic

Indian White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops palpebrosus

50–60% · Likely
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
LC Endemic

Indian Scimitar-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Greenish Warbler
LC

Greenish Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus trochiloides

50–60% · Likely
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum concolor

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
Nilgiri Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias albicaudatus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Babbler in Eravikulam National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Babbler sighting in Eravikulam National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous Babbler in Eravikulam National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Babbler in Eravikulam National Park in our monthly data.

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