Gray-throated Babbler
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Gray-throated Babbler

Stachyris nigriceps

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
1,186 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The grey-throated babbler (Stachyris nigriceps) is a species of passerine bird in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-throated Babbler sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 1,186 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

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
Bare-headed Babbler
LC

Bare-headed Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanocichla calva

10–20% · With luck
Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler
NT

Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronus ptilosus

<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

40–50
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
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 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
60–70%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
50–60%
3 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
5 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
7 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
8 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
10 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
11 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
13 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
14 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
15 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-throated Babbler in Kinabalu Park?

About 53% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-throated Babbler sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 1,186 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray-throated Babbler in Kinabalu Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Gray-throated Babbler in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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