Puff-throated Babbler
Pellorneum ruficeps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)
- GenusPellorneum (Typical Ground Babblers)
- SpeciesPellorneum ruficeps (Puff-throated Babbler)
The puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps) is a species of passerine bird found in Asia. They are found in scrub and moist forest mainly in hilly regions. They forage in small groups on the forest floor, turning around leaf litter to find their prey and usually staying low in the undergrowth where they can be hard to spot. However, they have loud and distinct calls, including a morning song, contact and alarm calls. It is the type species of the genus Pellorneum which may, however, currently include multiple lineages. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park
Rufous-winged Fulvetta
Alcippe castaneceps
Nepal Fulvetta
Alcippe nipalensis
Yellow-throated Fulvetta
Alcippe cinerea
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Rufous Sibia
Heterophasia capistrata
Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron erythrocephalum
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
Green-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga nipalensis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes leucocephalus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Puff-throated Babbler at Khangchendzonga National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 13 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 15 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 16 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 21 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 22 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |