Chestnut-capped Babbler
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Chestnut-capped Babbler

Timalia pileata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Royal Bardia National Park
34 Verified records at Royal Bardia National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The chestnut-capped babbler (Timalia pileata) is a passerine bird of the family Timaliidae. It is monotypic within the genus Timalia. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-capped Babbler sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park

Tawny-bellied Babbler
LC

Tawny-bellied Babbler

Bird

Dumetia hyperythra

Insufficient data
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

50–60% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

50–60% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

50–60% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

50–60% · Likely
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

40–50% · Likely
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

40–50% · Likely
Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

40–50% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

40–50% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
20–30
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 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
2 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
4 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
5 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
10 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
11 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
12 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-capped Babbler in Royal Bardia National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-capped Babbler sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chestnut-capped Babbler in Royal Bardia National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-capped Babbler in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.

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