Black-capped Babbler
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Black-capped Babbler

Pellorneum capistratum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Khao Luang National Park
218 Verified records at Khao Luang National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Javan black-capped babbler (Pellorneum capistratum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is endemic to the island of Java in Indonesia. The Malayan black-capped babbler (P. nigrocapitatum) and the Bornean black-capped babbler (P. capistratoides) were both formerly considered conspecific, but were split from it in 2021. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Babbler sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 218 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Luang National Park

Puff-throated Babbler
LC

Puff-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum ruficeps

40–50% · Likely
Short-tailed Babbler
NT

Short-tailed Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pellorneum malaccense

20–30% · Possible
Buff-breasted Babbler
LC

Buff-breasted Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum tickelli

Insufficient data
Abbott's Babbler
LC

Abbott's Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Malacocincla abbotti

30–40% · Possible
Moustached Babbler
LC

Moustached Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacopteron magnirostre

30–40% · Possible
Brown Fulvetta
NT

Brown Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alcippe brunneicauda

<5% · Rare
Rufous-crowned Babbler
NT

Rufous-crowned Babbler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Malacopteron magnum

<5% · Rare
Scaly-crowned Babbler
LC

Scaly-crowned Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacopteron cinereum

<5% · Rare
Ferruginous Babbler

Ferruginous Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trichastoma bicolor

<5% · Rare
Streaked Wren-Babbler

Streaked Wren-Babbler

Bird

Napothera brevicaudata

Insufficient data
Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
LC

Brown-cheeked Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alcippe poioicephala

Insufficient data
Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

Red-eyed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus brunneus

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
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 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
7 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-capped Babbler in Khao Luang National Park?

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Babbler sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 218 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-capped Babbler in Khao Luang National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Black-capped Babbler in Khao Luang National Park in our monthly data.

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