Puff-throated Babbler
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Puff-throated Babbler

Pellorneum ruficeps

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
113 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps) is a species of passerine bird found in Asia. They are found in scrub and moist forest mainly in hilly regions. They forage in small groups on the forest floor, turning around leaf litter to find their prey and usually staying low in the undergrowth where they can be hard to spot. However, they have loud and distinct calls, including a morning song, contact and alarm calls. It is the type species of the genus Pellorneum which may, however, currently include multiple lineages. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Puff-throated Babbler sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Buff-breasted Babbler
LC

Buff-breasted Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum tickelli

<5% · Rare
Nepal Fulvetta
LC

Nepal Fulvetta

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alcippe nipalensis

20–30% · Possible
White-hooded Babbler
LC

White-hooded Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gampsorhynchus rufulus

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-throated Fulvetta

Yellow-throated Fulvetta

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alcippe cinerea

5–10% · Rare
Abbott's Babbler
LC

Abbott's Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Malacocincla abbotti

<5% · Rare
Rufous-winged Fulvetta

Rufous-winged Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alcippe castaneceps

<5% · Rare
Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler
LC

Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Napothera epilepidota

<5% · Rare
Long-billed Wren-Babbler

Long-billed Wren-Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rimator malacoptilus

<5% · Rare
Rufous-throated Fulvetta

Rufous-throated Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alcippe rufogularis

Insufficient data
Indian Grassbird
NT

Indian Grassbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Graminicola bengalensis

Insufficient data
Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

60–70% · Likely
Streaked Spiderhunter
LC

Streaked Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera magna

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
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 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
2 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
40–50%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
4 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
30–40%
5 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
6 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
9 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
10 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
13 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
14 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
15 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
16 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
17 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
18 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
19 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
20 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
21 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
22 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Puff-throated Babbler in Royal Manas National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Puff-throated Babbler sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Puff-throated Babbler in Royal Manas National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Puff-throated Babbler in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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