Northern Pied-Babbler
Northern Pied-BabblerNorthern Pied-Babbler

Northern Pied-Babbler

Turdoides hypoleuca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
12 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
April 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Black-lored Babbler
LC

Black-lored Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides sharpei

10–20% · With luck
Arrow-marked Babbler
LC

Arrow-marked Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides jardineii

5–10% · With luck
Rufous Chatterer

Rufous Chatterer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides rubiginosa

5–10% · With luck
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

50–60% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

40–50% · Likely
Rufous-tailed Weaver
LC

Rufous-tailed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Histurgops ruficauda

30–40% · Possible
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

30–40% · Possible
Northern Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius humeralis

30–40% · Possible
Hildebrandt's Starling
LC

Hildebrandt's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

30–40% · Possible
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

30–40% · Possible
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
LC

Fischer's Sparrow-Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremopterix leucopareia

30–40% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

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 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Pied-Babbler in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Pied-Babbler in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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