Hartlaub's Babbler
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Hartlaub's Babbler

Turdoides hartlaubii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kafue National Park
37 Verified records at Kafue National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Hartlaub's babbler (Turdoides hartlaubii) or the Angola babbler, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae, which is native to south central Africa. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German physician and ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Hartlaub's Babbler sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park

Arrow-marked Babbler
LC

Arrow-marked Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides jardineii

10–20% · With luck
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Likely
Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

50–60% · Likely
Black-backed Puffback
LC

Black-backed Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus cubla

50–60% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

40–50% · Likely
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

40–50% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

40–50% · Likely
Wire-tailed Swallow
LC

Wire-tailed Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo smithii

30–40% · Possible
White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

30–40% · Possible
Black-crowned Tchagra
LC

Black-crowned Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra senegalus

30–40% · Possible
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
LC

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
LC

Yellow-bellied Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorocichla flaviventris

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
3 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hartlaub's Babbler in Kafue National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Hartlaub's Babbler sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hartlaub's Babbler in Kafue National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Hartlaub's Babbler in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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