Chestnut-capped Babbler
Timalia pileata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTimaliidae (Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies)
- GenusTimalia
- SpeciesTimalia pileata (Chestnut-capped Babbler)
Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
📅 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 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 11 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-capped Babbler in Sundarbans National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-capped Babbler sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 91 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-capped Babbler in Sundarbans National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-capped Babbler in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.