Brown Babbler
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Brown Babbler

Turdoides plebejus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kidepo Valley National Park
53 Verified records at Kidepo Valley National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The brown babbler (Turdoides plebejus) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is predominantly found in West Africa, but ranging from the Gambia to Kenya. The species is common across its range. The species is also known as the Sudan babbler. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Babbler sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park

Rufous Chatterer

Rufous Chatterer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides rubiginosa

20–30% · Possible
Arrow-marked Babbler
LC

Arrow-marked Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides jardineii

Insufficient data
Piapiac
LC

Piapiac

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilostomus afer

60–70% · Likely
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-billed Shrike

Yellow-billed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvinella corvina

60–70% · Likely
Sooty Chat
LC

Sooty Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmecocichla nigra

60–70% · Likely
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

50–60% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Croaking Cisticola
LC

Croaking Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola natalensis

50–60% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
40–50%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
4 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
8 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
9 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Babbler in Kidepo Valley National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Babbler sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown Babbler in Kidepo Valley National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Brown Babbler in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.

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