Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler
Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler

Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler

Macronus ptilosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Khao Luang National Park
74 Verified records at Khao Luang National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The fluffy-backed tit-babbler (Macronus ptilosus) (Thai: นกกินแมลงหลังฟู) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swampland. It is threatened by habitat loss. There are two subspecies recognized by the International Ornithological Congress: M. p. ptilosus (Jardine & Selby, 1835) - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Batu Islands M. p. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Luang National Park

Chestnut-winged Babbler

Chestnut-winged Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris erythroptera

50–60% · Likely
Gray-headed Babbler
LC

Gray-headed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris poliocephala

30–40% · Possible
Black-throated Babbler
NT

Black-throated Babbler

Bird

Stachyris nigricollis

<5% · Rare
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
LC

White-browed Scimitar-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pomatorhinus schisticeps

Insufficient data
Gray-throated Babbler
LC

Gray-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris nigriceps

Insufficient data
Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

Red-eyed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus brunneus

70–80% · Very likely
Asian Fairy-bluebird
LC

Asian Fairy-bluebird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Irena puella

60–70% · Likely
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

60–70% · Likely
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
NT

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus ochromalus

60–70% · Likely
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

50–60% · Likely
Ochraceous Bulbul
LC

Ochraceous Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus ochraceus

50–60% · Likely
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler in Khao Luang National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler in Khao Luang National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler in Khao Luang National Park in our monthly data.

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