Northern Pied-Babbler
Northern Pied-BabblerNorthern Pied-Babbler

Northern Pied-Babbler

Turdoides hypoleuca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Serengeti National Park
5 Verified records at Serengeti National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The northern pied babbler (Turdoides hypoleuca) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →

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

Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park

Black-lored Babbler
LC

Black-lored Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides sharpei

20–30% · Possible
Arrow-marked Babbler
LC

Arrow-marked Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides jardineii

10–20% · With luck
Rufous Chatterer

Rufous Chatterer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides rubiginosa

<5% · Rare
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

60–70% · Likely
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

50–60% · Likely
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

40–50% · Likely
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

40–50% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

40–50% · Likely
Hildebrandt's Starling
LC

Hildebrandt's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

40–50% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

30–40% · Possible
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

30–40% · Possible
Silverbird
LC

Silverbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidornis semipartitus

30–40% · Possible

📅 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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Pied-Babbler in Serengeti National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pied-Babbler sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Pied-Babbler in Serengeti National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Pied-Babbler in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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