Gray-headed Babbler
Gray-headed Babbler

Gray-headed Babbler

Stachyris poliocephala

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
103 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The grey-headed babbler (Stachyris poliocephala) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Babbler sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 103 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Chestnut-winged Babbler

Chestnut-winged Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris erythroptera

30–40% · Possible
Chestnut-rumped Babbler
NT

Chestnut-rumped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris maculata

20–30% · Possible
Black-throated Babbler
NT

Black-throated Babbler

Bird

Stachyris nigricollis

<5% · Rare
Gray-throated Babbler
LC

Gray-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris nigriceps

Insufficient data
White-necked Babbler
NT

White-necked Babbler

Bird

Stachyris leucotis

Insufficient data
Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler
NT

Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronus ptilosus

20–30% · Possible
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

50–60% · Likely
Slender-billed Crow
LC

Slender-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus enca

50–60% · Likely
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
NT

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus ochromalus

50–60% · Likely
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

50–60% · Likely
Lesser Green Leafbird
NT

Lesser Green Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis cyanopogon

40–50% · Likely
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-headed Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Babbler sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 103 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray-headed Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

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

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