Rufous Babbler

Rufous Babbler

Turdoides subrufa

10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Periyar National Park

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-billed Babbler

Yellow-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides affinis

<5% · Rare
Wynaad Laughingthrush

Wynaad Laughingthrush

Bird

Garrulax delesserti

10–20% · With luck
Kerala Laughingthrush

Kerala Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron fairbanki

Insufficient data
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

70–80% · Very likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

70–80% · Very likely
White-bellied Treepie
LC

White-bellied Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta leucogastra

60–70% · Likely
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
LC

Malabar Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus horsfieldii

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
LC

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum concolor

50–60% · Likely
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
LC

Indian Scimitar-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
0–10
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 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Babbler in Periyar National Park?

About 19% of visitor-days record a Rufous Babbler sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 174 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rufous Babbler in Periyar National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Babbler in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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