Moustached Babbler

Moustached Babbler

Malacopteron magnirostre

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Way Kambas National Park
20 Verified records at Way Kambas National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The moustached babbler (Malacopteron magnirostre) is a species of bird in the ground babbler family Pellorneidae. The species is also known as the brown-headed babbler or brown-headed tree-babbler. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Babbler sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Way Kambas National Park

Sooty-capped Babbler
NT

Sooty-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Malacopteron affine

10–20% · With luck
Scaly-crowned Babbler
LC

Scaly-crowned Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacopteron cinereum

10–20% · With luck
Rufous-crowned Babbler
NT

Rufous-crowned Babbler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Malacopteron magnum

5–10% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
NT

Sumatran Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum buettikoferi

40–50% · Possible
Black-capped Babbler
LC

Black-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum capistratum

20–30% · Possible
Short-tailed Babbler
NT

Short-tailed Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pellorneum malaccense

10–20% · With luck
Ferruginous Babbler

Ferruginous Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trichastoma bicolor

10–20% · With luck
White-chested Babbler

White-chested Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trichastoma rostratum

5–10% · With luck
Abbott's Babbler
LC

Abbott's Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Malacocincla abbotti

<5% · Rare
Horsfield's Babbler
LC

Horsfield's Babbler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Malacocincla sepiaria

Insufficient data
Marbled Wren-Babbler

Marbled Wren-Babbler

Bird

Napothera marmorata

Insufficient data
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
4 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
6 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
7 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Moustached Babbler in Way Kambas National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Babbler sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Moustached Babbler in Way Kambas National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Moustached Babbler in Way Kambas National Park in our monthly data.

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