Tit Babbler
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Tit Babbler

Curruca subcoerulea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park
56 Verified records at Addo Elephant National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chestnut-vented warbler, chestnut-vented tit-babbler or rufous-vented warbler (Curruca subcoerulea) is an Old World warbler of the family Sylviidae. The chestnut-vented warbler breeds in southern Africa in Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Eswatini. This is a common species found in a range of habitats including fynbos, scrub, thickets and dry riverbeds. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Tit Babbler sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

Garden Warbler
LC

Garden Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia borin

Insufficient data
Layard's Warbler

Layard's Warbler

Bird

Sylvia layardi

Insufficient data
Southern Fiscal
LC Endemic

Southern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collaris

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Cape Wagtail
LC

Cape Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla capensis

50–60% · Likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

50–60% · Likely
Cape Crow
LC

Cape Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus capensis

50–60% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

50–60% · Likely
Bokmakierie
LC

Bokmakierie

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Telophorus zeylonus

50–60% · Likely
Sombre Greenbul
LC

Sombre Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Andropadus importunus

50–60% · Likely
Southern Boubou
LC

Southern Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius ferrugineus

50–60% · Likely
Fiscal Flycatcher
LC

Fiscal Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sigelus silens

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
5 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
6 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
7 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
9 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
11 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
12 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tit Babbler in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Tit Babbler sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tit Babbler in Addo Elephant National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Tit Babbler in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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