Dark-fronted Babbler

Dark-fronted Babbler

Rhopocichla atriceps

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Periyar National Park
197 Verified records at Periyar National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The dark-fronted babbler (Dumetia atriceps) is an Old World babbler found in the Western Ghats of India and the forests of Sri Lanka. They are small chestnut brown birds with a dark black cap, a whitish underside and pale yellow iris. They forage in flocks in the undergrowth of forests constantly making calls and uttering alarm calls when disturbed. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-fronted Babbler sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 197 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Indian Scimitar-Babbler
LC Endemic

Indian Scimitar-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

40–50% · Likely
Tawny-bellied Babbler
LC

Tawny-bellied Babbler

Bird

Dumetia hyperythra

<5% · Rare
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

70–80% · Very likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

70–80% · Very likely
White-bellied Treepie
LC Endemic

White-bellied Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta leucogastra

60–70% · Likely
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
LC Endemic

Malabar Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus horsfieldii

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum concolor

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

50–60% · Likely
Asian Fairy-bluebird
LC

Asian Fairy-bluebird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Irena puella

40–50% · Likely
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
LC

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sitta frontalis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
5–10
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
3 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
5 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
7 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
8 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dark-fronted Babbler in Periyar National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-fronted Babbler sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 197 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dark-fronted Babbler in Periyar National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Dark-fronted Babbler in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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