Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

Turdoides striata

50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Periyar National Park
477 Verified records at Periyar National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The jungle babbler (Argya striata) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae found in the Indian subcontinent. Jungle babblers are gregarious birds that forage in small groups of six to ten birds, a habit that has given them the popular name of "seven sisters" in urban Northern India, and (seven brothers) in Bengali, with cognates in other regional languages which also mean "seven brothers". The jungle babbler is a common resident breeding bird in most parts of the Indian subcontinent and is often seen in gardens within large cities as well as in forested areas. In the past, the orange-billed babbler Argya rufescens of Sri Lanka was considered to be a subspecies of jungle babbler, but has now been elevated to a species. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Babbler sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 477 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Rufous Babbler

Rufous Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides subrufa

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-billed Babbler

Yellow-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides affinis

<5% · Rare
Wynaad Laughingthrush

Wynaad Laughingthrush

Bird

Garrulax delesserti

10–20% · With luck
Palani Laughingthrush

Palani Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron fairbanki

Insufficient data
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

70–80% · Very likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

70–80% · Very likely
White-bellied Treepie
LC Endemic

White-bellied Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta leucogastra

60–70% · Likely
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
LC Endemic

Malabar Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus horsfieldii

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum concolor

50–60% · Likely
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
LC Endemic

Indian Scimitar-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
60–70
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
4 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
7 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
9 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
10 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
11 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
12 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
13 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
14 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
15 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
16 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Jungle Babbler in Periyar National Park?

About 51% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Babbler sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 477 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Jungle Babbler in Periyar National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Jungle Babbler in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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