Short-tailed Babbler
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Short-tailed Babbler

Pellorneum malaccense

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Khao Luang National Park
135 Verified records at Khao Luang National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The mourning babbler (Pellorneum malaccense), previously the short-tailed babbler, is a species of bird in the ground babbler family Pellorneidae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula, Anambas Islands, Sumatra, Banyak Islands, Batu Islands, Riau Islands, Lingga Islands and the Natuna Islands. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the glissando babbler (Pellorneum saturatum) and the leaflitter babbler (Pellorneum poliogene). Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. The species is generally solitary, not joining larger mixed-species flocks, instead foraging as singles or pairs. They forage in the understory on the ground on a variety of insects including beetles, grasshoppers, and ants. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Babbler sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 135 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Luang National Park

Black-capped Babbler
LC

Black-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum capistratum

40–50% · Likely
Puff-throated Babbler
LC

Puff-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum ruficeps

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Short-tailed Babbler in Khao Luang National Park?

About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Babbler sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 135 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Short-tailed Babbler in Khao Luang National Park?

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

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