Yellow-eyed Babbler
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Yellow-eyed Babbler

Chrysomma sinense

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
7 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense) is a passerine bird native to South and Southeast Asia. It inhabits shrubland, grassland and wetland habitats. On the IUCN Red List, it is listed as Least Concern because of its wide distribution and stable population. Its common name refers to the traditional placement in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae although the genus Chrysomma forms a clade along with the parrotbills within the family Paradoxornithidae. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-eyed Babbler sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Lesser Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia curruca

Insufficient data
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Magpie
VU

Ceylon Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa ornata

50–60% · Likely
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Myna
NT

Ceylon Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula ptilogenys

50–60% · Likely
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

50–60% · Likely
Spot-winged Thrush
NT

Spot-winged Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Geokichla spiloptera

50–60% · Likely

📅 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 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 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
2 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
4 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
7 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
9 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
14 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
17 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
18 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
19 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
20 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
21 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
22 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-eyed Babbler in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-eyed Babbler sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-eyed Babbler in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-eyed Babbler in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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