Southern Pied-Babbler

Southern Pied-Babbler

Turdoides bicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Hwange National Park
106 Verified records at Hwange National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern pied babbler (Turdoides bicolor) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae, found in dry savannah of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Pied-Babbler sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 106 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
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 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
3 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
9 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Pied-Babbler in Hwange National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Pied-Babbler sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 106 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Pied-Babbler in Hwange National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Southern Pied-Babbler in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.

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