Large Grey Babbler

Large Grey Babbler

Turdoides malcolmi

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Bandhavgarh National Park
77 Verified records at Bandhavgarh National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The large grey babbler (Argya malcolmi) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae found across India and far western Nepal. They are locally common in the scrub, open forest and gardenland. They are usually seen in small groups and are easily distinguished from other babblers in the region by their nasal call and the whitish outer feathers to their long tail. It is one of the largest babblers in the region. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Grey Babbler sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bandhavgarh National Park

Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

70–80% · Very likely
Common Babbler

Common Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides caudata

<5% · Rare
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

60–70% · Likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

60–70% · Likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

60–70% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Purple Sunbird
LC

Purple Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris asiaticus

50–60% · Likely
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

50–60% · Likely
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

50–60% · Likely
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
4 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
9 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Large Grey Babbler in Bandhavgarh National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Large Grey Babbler sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Large Grey Babbler in Bandhavgarh National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Large Grey Babbler in Bandhavgarh National Park in our monthly data.

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