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

Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler

Macronus ptilosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
10 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
December 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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Chestnut-winged Babbler

Chestnut-winged Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris erythroptera

10–20% · With luck
Black-throated Babbler
NT

Black-throated Babbler

Bird

Stachyris nigricollis

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-rumped Babbler
NT

Chestnut-rumped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris maculata

<5% · Rare
Gray-headed Babbler
LC

Gray-headed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris poliocephala

Insufficient data
Slender-billed Crow
LC

Slender-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus enca

60–70% · Likely
Black-and-red Broadbill
LC

Black-and-red Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Javan Myna
VU

Javan Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres javanicus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Tailorbird
LC

Ashy Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus ruficeps

40–50% · Likely
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
LC

Malaysian Pied-Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura javanica

40–50% · Likely
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

30–40% · Possible
White-chested Babbler

White-chested Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trichastoma rostratum

30–40% · Possible
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
NT

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus ochromalus

30–40% · Possible

📅 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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

December has the highest sighting rate for Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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