Tit Babbler
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Tit Babbler

Curruca subcoerulea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Hwange National Park
10 Verified records at Hwange National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chestnut-vented warbler, chestnut-vented tit-babbler or rufous-vented warbler (Curruca subcoerulea) is an Old World warbler of the family Sylviidae. The chestnut-vented warbler breeds in southern Africa in Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Eswatini. This is a common species found in a range of habitats including fynbos, scrub, thickets and dry riverbeds. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Tit Babbler sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

Whitethroat

Whitethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia communis

Insufficient data
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

50–60% · Likely
Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urolestes melanoleucus

40–50% · Likely
Arrow-marked Babbler
LC

Arrow-marked Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides jardineii

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

Southern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus anguitimens

30–40% · Possible
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

30–40% · Possible
Golden-breasted Bunting
LC

Golden-breasted Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza flaviventris

30–40% · Possible
Meves's Glossy-starling
LC

Meves's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis mevesii

20–30% · Possible
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

20–30% · Possible
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

20–30% · Possible
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
LC

Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer diffusus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
5 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
6 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
7 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
9 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
11 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
12 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tit Babbler in Hwange National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Tit Babbler sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tit Babbler in Hwange National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Tit Babbler in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.

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