Rufous-crowned Babbler
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Rufous-crowned Babbler

Malacopteron magnum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
29 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The rufous-crowned babbler (Malacopteron magnum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crowned Babbler sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Sooty-capped Babbler
NT

Sooty-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Malacopteron affine

10–20% · With luck
Scaly-crowned Babbler
LC

Scaly-crowned Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacopteron cinereum

<5% · Rare
Moustached Babbler
LC

Moustached Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacopteron magnirostre

<5% · Rare
White-chested Babbler

White-chested Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trichastoma rostratum

30–40% · Possible
Black-capped Babbler
LC

Black-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum capistratum

5–10% · With luck
Ferruginous Babbler

Ferruginous Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trichastoma bicolor

<5% · Rare
Short-tailed Babbler
NT

Short-tailed Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pellorneum malaccense

<5% · Rare
Black-throated Wren-Babbler

Black-throated Wren-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Napothera atrigularis

<5% · Rare
Horsfield's Babbler
LC

Horsfield's Babbler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Malacocincla sepiaria

<5% · Rare
Abbott's Babbler
LC

Abbott's Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Malacocincla abbotti

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

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
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 nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
5 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-crowned Babbler in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crowned Babbler sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous-crowned Babbler in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

February has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-crowned Babbler in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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