Northern Pied-Babbler
Northern Pied-BabblerNorthern Pied-Babbler

Northern Pied-Babbler

Turdoides hypoleuca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Nairobi National Park
851 Verified records at Nairobi National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The northern pied babbler (Turdoides hypoleuca) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 851 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park

Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Very likely
Long-tailed Fiscal
LC

Long-tailed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius cabanisi

70–80% · Very likely
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

70–80% · Very likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

70–80% · Very likely
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
LC

Kenya Rufous Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer rufocinctus

70–80% · Very likely
Variable Sunbird
LC

Variable Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris venustus

60–70% · Likely
Purple Grenadier

Purple Grenadier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus ianthinogaster

60–70% · Likely
Reichenow's Seedeater
LC

Reichenow's Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra reichenowi

50–60% · Likely
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

50–60% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

50–60% · Likely
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

50–60% · Likely
Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Pied-Babbler in Nairobi National Park?

About 67% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 851 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Pied-Babbler in Nairobi National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Northern Pied-Babbler in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.

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