Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler
Macronus ptilosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTimaliidae (Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies)
- GenusMacronus (Brown and Fluffy-backed Tit-Babblers)
- SpeciesMacronus ptilosus (Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler)
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
Gray-throated Babbler
Stachyris nigriceps
Bare-headed Babbler
Melanocichla calva
Chestnut-winged Babbler
Stachyris erythroptera
Gray-headed Babbler
Stachyris poliocephala
Chestnut-rumped Babbler
Stachyris maculata
Bornean Treepie
Dendrocitta cinerascens
Indigo Flycatcher
Eumyias indigo
Yellow-breasted Warbler
Seicercus montis
Black-capped White-eye
Zosterops atricapilla
Temminck's Sunbird
Aethopyga temminckii
Mountain Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus trivirgatus
Bornean Whistler
Pachycephala hypoxantha
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler in Kinabalu Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler in Kinabalu Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.