Black-capped Babbler
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Black-capped Babbler

Pellorneum capistratum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
400 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Javan black-capped babbler (Pellorneum capistratum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is endemic to the island of Java in Indonesia. The Malayan black-capped babbler (P. nigrocapitatum) and the Bornean black-capped babbler (P. capistratoides) were both formerly considered conspecific, but were split from it in 2021. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Babbler sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 400 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Short-tailed Babbler
NT

Short-tailed Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pellorneum malaccense

10–20% · With luck
Sooty-capped Babbler
NT

Sooty-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Malacopteron affine

30–40% · Possible
Brown Fulvetta
NT

Brown Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alcippe brunneicauda

30–40% · Possible
Rufous-crowned Babbler
NT

Rufous-crowned Babbler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Malacopteron magnum

20–30% · Possible
Ferruginous Babbler

Ferruginous Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trichastoma bicolor

20–30% · Possible
Horsfield's Babbler
LC

Horsfield's Babbler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Malacocincla sepiaria

20–30% · Possible
Striped Wren-Babbler
NT

Striped Wren-Babbler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Kenopia striata

20–30% · Possible
Scaly-crowned Babbler
LC

Scaly-crowned Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacopteron cinereum

20–30% · Possible
Moustached Babbler
LC

Moustached Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacopteron magnirostre

10–20% · With luck
Black-throated Wren-Babbler

Black-throated Wren-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Napothera atrigularis

10–20% · With luck
Bornean Wren-Babbler
VU

Bornean Wren-Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilocichla leucogrammica

10–20% · With luck
White-chested Babbler

White-chested Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trichastoma rostratum

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
7 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-capped Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Babbler sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 400 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-capped Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

October has the highest sighting rate for Black-capped Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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