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

Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler

Macronus ptilosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
7 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
January 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Gray-throated Babbler
LC

Gray-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris nigriceps

50–60% · Likely
Bare-headed Babbler
LC

Bare-headed Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanocichla calva

10–20% · With luck
Chestnut-winged Babbler

Chestnut-winged Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris erythroptera

<5% · Rare
Gray-headed Babbler
LC

Gray-headed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris poliocephala

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-rumped Babbler
NT

Chestnut-rumped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris maculata

<5% · Rare
Bornean Treepie
LC

Bornean Treepie

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Dendrocitta cinerascens

70–80% · Very likely
Indigo Flycatcher
LC

Indigo Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias indigo

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-breasted Warbler

Yellow-breasted Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Seicercus montis

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped White-eye
LC

Black-capped White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops atricapilla

60–70% · Likely
Temminck's Sunbird
LC

Temminck's Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga temminckii

60–70% · Likely
Mountain Leaf Warbler
LC

Mountain Leaf Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus trivirgatus

60–70% · Likely
Bornean Whistler
LC

Bornean Whistler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Pachycephala hypoxantha

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Kinabalu Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler in Kinabalu Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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