Dark-fronted Babbler

Dark-fronted Babbler

Rhopocichla atriceps

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Horton Plains National Park
158 Verified records at Horton Plains National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The dark-fronted babbler (Dumetia atriceps) is an Old World babbler found in the Western Ghats of India and the forests of Sri Lanka. They are small chestnut brown birds with a dark black cap, a whitish underside and pale yellow iris. They forage in flocks in the undergrowth of forests constantly making calls and uttering alarm calls when disturbed. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-fronted Babbler sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 158 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park

Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler
LC

Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pomatorhinus melanurus

50–60% · Likely
Tawny-bellied Babbler
LC

Tawny-bellied Babbler

Bird

Dumetia hyperythra

Insufficient data
Sri Lanka White-eye
LC

Sri Lanka White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops ceylonensis

90–100% · Very likely
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

90–100% · Very likely
Yellow-eared Bulbul
LC

Yellow-eared Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus penicillatus

80–90% · Very likely
Hill Swallow

Hill Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundo domicola

80–90% · Very likely
Dull-blue Flycatcher
NT

Dull-blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias sordidus

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

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

70–80% · Very likely
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

70–80% · Likely
Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

60–70% · Likely
Indian Blackbird
LC

Indian Blackbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus simillimus

60–70% · Likely
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
3 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
5 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
7 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
8 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dark-fronted Babbler in Horton Plains National Park?

About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-fronted Babbler sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 158 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dark-fronted Babbler in Horton Plains National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Dark-fronted Babbler in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.

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