Rufous-crowned Babbler
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Rufous-crowned Babbler

Malacopteron magnum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Way Kambas National Park
21 Verified records at Way Kambas National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The rufous-crowned babbler (Malacopteron magnum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crowned Babbler sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Way Kambas National Park

Sooty-capped Babbler
NT

Sooty-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Malacopteron affine

10–20% · With luck
Scaly-crowned Babbler
LC

Scaly-crowned Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacopteron cinereum

10–20% · With luck
Moustached Babbler
LC

Moustached Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacopteron magnirostre

5–10% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
NT

Sumatran Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum buettikoferi

40–50% · Possible
Black-capped Babbler
LC

Black-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum capistratum

20–30% · Possible
Short-tailed Babbler
NT

Short-tailed Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pellorneum malaccense

10–20% · With luck
Ferruginous Babbler

Ferruginous Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trichastoma bicolor

10–20% · With luck
White-chested Babbler

White-chested Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trichastoma rostratum

5–10% · With luck
Abbott's Babbler
LC

Abbott's Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Malacocincla abbotti

<5% · Rare
Horsfield's Babbler
LC

Horsfield's Babbler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Malacocincla sepiaria

Insufficient data
Marbled Wren-Babbler

Marbled Wren-Babbler

Bird

Napothera marmorata

Insufficient data
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
5 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-crowned Babbler in Way Kambas National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crowned Babbler sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous-crowned Babbler in Way Kambas National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-crowned Babbler in Way Kambas National Park in our monthly data.

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