Dark-fronted Babbler
Rhopocichla atriceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTimaliidae (Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies)
- GenusRhopocichla
- SpeciesRhopocichla atriceps (Dark-fronted Babbler)
Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park
Tawny-bellied Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dark-fronted Babbler in Minneriya National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Dark-fronted Babbler sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dark-fronted Babbler in Minneriya National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Dark-fronted Babbler in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.