Rufous Babbler
Turdoides subrufa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLeiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
- GenusTurdoides (Turdoides Babblers)
- SpeciesTurdoides subrufa (Rufous Babbler)
The rufous babbler (Argya subrufa) is an endemic species of bird found in the Western Ghats of southern India of the family Leiothrichidae It is dark brown and long tailed, and is usually seen foraging in noisy groups along open hillsides with a mixture of grass, bracken and forest. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Babbler sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 79 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis
Common Babbler
Turdoides caudata
Large Grey Babbler
Turdoides malcolmi
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Southern Hill Myna
Gracula indica
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Babbler in Nagarhole National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Babbler sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 79 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rufous Babbler in Nagarhole National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Babbler in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.