Blackcap Babbler
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Blackcap Babbler

Turdoides reinwardtii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park
128 Verified records at Niokolo-Koba National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blackcap babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae. The blackcap babbler is a common resident breeding bird in west Africa from Senegal to Cameroon. Its habitat is thick scrub and forest. This species, like most babblers, is not migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight. It builds its cup-shaped nest in a tree, concealed in dense masses of foliage. The normal clutch is two or three eggs. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Blackcap Babbler sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 128 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park

Brown Babbler
LC

Brown Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides plebejus

40–50% · Likely
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
LC

Long-tailed Glossy Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis caudatus

80–90% · Very likely
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
LC

Yellow-crowned Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius barbarus

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Purple Glossy-Starling
LC

Purple Glossy-Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpureus

60–70% · Likely
Beautiful Sunbird
LC

Beautiful Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris pulchellus

60–70% · Likely
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

60–70% · Likely
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

40–50% · Likely
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

40–50% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

40–50% · Likely
Northern Black-Flycatcher
LC

Northern Black-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melaenornis edolioides

40–50% · Likely
White-crowned Robin-Chat
LC

White-crowned Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha albicapillus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blackcap Babbler in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Blackcap Babbler sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 128 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blackcap Babbler in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Blackcap Babbler in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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