Large Grey Babbler

Large Grey Babbler

Turdoides malcolmi

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Mudumalai National Park
5 Verified records at Mudumalai National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The large grey babbler (Argya malcolmi) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae found across India and far western Nepal. They are locally common in the scrub, open forest and gardenland. They are usually seen in small groups and are easily distinguished from other babblers in the region by their nasal call and the whitish outer feathers to their long tail. It is one of the largest babblers in the region. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Large Grey Babbler sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mudumalai National Park

Yellow-billed Babbler

Yellow-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides affinis

30–40% · Possible
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

30–40% · Possible
Rufous Babbler

Rufous Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides subrufa

<5% · Rare
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

60–70% · Likely
Brahminy Starling
LC

Brahminy Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia pagodarum

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

40–50% · Likely
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
LC

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cecropis daurica

40–50% · Likely
Small Minivet
LC

Small Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

40–50% · Likely
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
4 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
9 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Large Grey Babbler in Mudumalai National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Large Grey Babbler sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Large Grey Babbler in Mudumalai National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Large Grey Babbler in Mudumalai National Park in our monthly data.

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