Northern Pied-Babbler
Northern Pied-BabblerNorthern Pied-Babbler

Northern Pied-Babbler

Turdoides hypoleuca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Tarangire National Park
290 Verified records at Tarangire National Park
March 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 290 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park

Arrow-marked Babbler
LC

Arrow-marked Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides jardineii

10–20% · With luck
Black-lored Babbler
LC

Black-lored Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides sharpei

<5% · Rare
Rufous Chatterer

Rufous Chatterer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides rubiginosa

<5% · Rare
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

80–90% · Very likely
Ashy Starling
LC

Ashy Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis unicolor

70–80% · Very likely
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

70–80% · Very likely
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

60–70% · Likely
Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urolestes melanoleucus

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

50–60% · Likely
Rufous-tailed Weaver
LC

Rufous-tailed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Histurgops ruficauda

40–50% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
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 Tarangire National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 290 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Pied-Babbler in Tarangire National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Northern Pied-Babbler in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.

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