Dark-fronted Babbler

Dark-fronted Babbler

Rhopocichla atriceps

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Minneriya National Park
9 Verified records at Minneriya National Park
November 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-fronted Babbler sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park

Tawny-bellied Babbler
LC

Tawny-bellied Babbler

Bird

Dumetia hyperythra

Insufficient data
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

30–40% · Possible
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

30–40% · Possible
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

30–40% · Possible
Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

30–40% · Possible
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-billed Babbler

Yellow-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides affinis

30–40% · Possible
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

20–30% · Possible
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

20–30% · Possible
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

20–30% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
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 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 Minneriya National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-fronted Babbler sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

November has the highest sighting rate for Dark-fronted Babbler in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.

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