Large Grey Babbler

Large Grey Babbler

Turdoides malcolmi

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kanha National Park
298 Verified records at Kanha National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The large grey babbler (Argya malcolmi) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae found across India and far western Nepal. They are locally common in the scrub, open forest and gardenland. They are usually seen in small groups and are easily distinguished from other babblers in the region by their nasal call and the whitish outer feathers to their long tail. It is one of the largest babblers in the region. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Grey Babbler sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 298 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kanha National Park

Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

60–70% · Likely
Common Babbler

Common Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides caudata

<5% · Rare
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

70–80% · Very likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

70–80% · Very likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

70–80% · Very likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

60–70% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

60–70% · Likely
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

60–70% · Likely
Large Cuckoo-shrike
LC

Large Cuckoo-shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina macei

50–60% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

40–50% · Likely
Black-naped Monarch
LC Endemic

Black-naped Monarch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypothymis azurea

40–50% · Likely
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
4 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
9 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Large Grey Babbler in Kanha National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Large Grey Babbler sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 298 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Large Grey Babbler in Kanha National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Large Grey Babbler in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.

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