Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)

Family

Ground Babblers and Allies

Pellorneidae

50 species in our catalog · found in 54 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyPellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Rufous-throated Fulvetta

Alcippe rufogularis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Rufous-winged Fulvetta

Alcippe castaneceps

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Puff-throated Babbler

Pellorneum ruficeps

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Black-capped Babbler

Pellorneum capistratum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Yunnan Fulvetta

Alcippe fratercula

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Sumatran Babbler

Pellorneum buettikoferi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Brown-cheeked Fulvetta

Alcippe poioicephala

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

White-chested Babbler

Trichastoma rostratum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Sooty-capped Babbler

Malacopteron affine

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Morrison's Fulvetta

Alcippe morrisonia

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Nepal Fulvetta

Alcippe nipalensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Black-browed Fulvetta

Alcippe grotei

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Abbott's Babbler

Malacocincla abbotti

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Brown Fulvetta

Alcippe brunneicauda

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Brown-capped Babbler

Pellorneum fuscocapillus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sulawesi Babbler

Trichastoma celebense

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Moustached Babbler

Malacopteron magnirostre

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Rusty-breasted Wren-Babbler

Napothera rufipectus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Rufous-crowned Babbler

Malacopteron magnum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Buff-breasted Babbler

Pellorneum tickelli

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Horsfield's Babbler

Malacocincla sepiaria

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

White-hooded Babbler

Gampsorhynchus rufulus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Scaly-breasted Illadopsis

Illadopsis albipectus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Brown Illadopsis

Illadopsis fulvescens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Short-tailed Babbler

Pellorneum malaccense

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ferruginous Babbler

Trichastoma bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Temminck's Babbler

Pellorneum pyrrogenys

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Mountain Illadopsis

Illadopsis pyrrhoptera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Striped Wren-Babbler

Kenopia striata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Mountain Wren-Babbler

Napothera crassa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Scaly-crowned Babbler

Malacopteron cinereum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler

Napothera epilepidota

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Black-throated Wren-Babbler

Napothera atrigularis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Streaked Wren-Babbler

Napothera brevicaudata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bornean Wren-Babbler

Ptilocichla leucogrammica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sumatran Wren-Babbler

Rimator albostriatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dusky Fulvetta

Alcippe brunnea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Collared Babbler

Gampsorhynchus torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Indian Grassbird

Graminicola bengalensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Marbled Wren-Babbler

Napothera marmorata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pale-breasted Illadopsis

Illadopsis rufipennis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Yellow-throated Fulvetta

Alcippe cinerea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Spot-throated Babbler

Pellorneum albiventre

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Long-billed Wren-Babbler

Rimator malacoptilus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rusty-capped Fulvetta

Alcippe dubia

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Mountain Fulvetta

Alcippe peracensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Marsh Babbler

Pellorneum palustre

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Grey-breasted Babbler

Malacopteron albogulare

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Swamp Prinia

Laticilla cinerascens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Puvel's Illadopsis

Illadopsis puveli

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ground Babblers and Allies

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	16	>90%
	Sooty-capped Babbler			~40%
	Brown Fulvetta			~30%
	Black-capped Babbler			~30%
	Rufous-crowned Babbler			~30%
	Ferruginous Babbler			~30%
	Horsfield's Babbler			~20%
	Striped Wren-Babbler			~20%
	Scaly-crowned Babbler			~20%
	Moustached Babbler			~20%
	Black-throated Wren-Babbler			~20%
	Short-tailed Babbler			~20%
	Bornean Wren-Babbler			~10%
	+4 more at the park page…
2	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	12	~90%
	Black-capped Babbler			~40%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~40%
	Abbott's Babbler			~30%
	Moustached Babbler			~30%
	Short-tailed Babbler			~30%
	Brown Fulvetta			<5%
	Rufous-crowned Babbler			<5%
	Scaly-crowned Babbler			<5%
	Ferruginous Babbler			<5%
	Buff-breasted Babbler			Insufficient data
	Streaked Wren-Babbler			Insufficient data
	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta			Insufficient data
3	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	8	~90%
	Rufous-throated Fulvetta			~50%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~40%
	Black-browed Fulvetta			~30%
	Buff-breasted Babbler			~30%
	Scaly-crowned Babbler			~10%
	Streaked Wren-Babbler			Insufficient data
	Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler			Insufficient data
	Abbott's Babbler			Insufficient data
4	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	18	~80%
	Abbott's Babbler			~20%
	Sooty-capped Babbler			~20%
	Black-capped Babbler			~20%
	Rufous-crowned Babbler			~20%
	Moustached Babbler			~20%
	Ferruginous Babbler			~20%
	Scaly-crowned Babbler			~10%
	Short-tailed Babbler			~10%
	White-chested Babbler			~10%
	Brown Fulvetta			<5%
	Horsfield's Babbler			<5%
	Striped Wren-Babbler			<5%
	+6 more at the park page…
5	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	12	~80%
	🐦 Sumatran Babbler			~40%
	Black-capped Babbler			~20%
	Sooty-capped Babbler			~20%
	Scaly-crowned Babbler			~10%
	Short-tailed Babbler			~10%
	Ferruginous Babbler			~10%
	Rufous-crowned Babbler			~10%
	Moustached Babbler			~10%
	White-chested Babbler			~10%
	Abbott's Babbler			<5%
	Horsfield's Babbler			Insufficient data
	Marbled Wren-Babbler			Insufficient data
6	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	8	~80%
	Rufous-winged Fulvetta			~50%
	Yunnan Fulvetta			~40%
	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta			~10%
	Buff-breasted Babbler			~10%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~10%
	Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler			<5%
	Spot-throated Babbler			<5%
	Streaked Wren-Babbler			<5%
7	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	12	~80%
	Nepal Fulvetta			~40%
	White-hooded Babbler			~30%
	Rufous-throated Fulvetta			~20%
	Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler			~20%
	Streaked Wren-Babbler			~10%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~10%
	Buff-breasted Babbler			~10%
	Spot-throated Babbler			<5%
	Rufous-winged Fulvetta			<5%
	Yellow-throated Fulvetta			Insufficient data
	Rusty-capped Fulvetta			Insufficient data
	Long-billed Wren-Babbler			Insufficient data
8	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5	~70%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~50%
	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta			~30%
	Abbott's Babbler			~20%
	Collared Babbler			~10%
	Buff-breasted Babbler			<5%
9	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	14	~70%
	Rusty-breasted Wren-Babbler			~30%
	Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler			~20%
	Horsfield's Babbler			~20%
	Sumatran Wren-Babbler			~10%
	Sooty-capped Babbler			Insufficient data
	Moustached Babbler			Insufficient data
	Marbled Wren-Babbler			~10%
	Abbott's Babbler			<5%
	🐦 Sumatran Babbler			<5%
	Brown Fulvetta			Insufficient data
	Short-tailed Babbler			Insufficient data
	Scaly-crowned Babbler			Insufficient data
	+2 more at the park page…
10	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	5	~60%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~30%
	Abbott's Babbler			~30%
	Buff-breasted Babbler			~20%
	Scaly-crowned Babbler			~10%
	Black-browed Fulvetta			Insufficient data
11	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	9	~60%
	White-chested Babbler			~40%
	Moustached Babbler			Insufficient data
	Short-tailed Babbler			Insufficient data
	Sooty-capped Babbler			Insufficient data
	Black-capped Babbler			Insufficient data
	Rufous-crowned Babbler			Insufficient data
	Scaly-crowned Babbler			Insufficient data
	Ferruginous Babbler			Insufficient data
	Temminck's Babbler			Insufficient data
12	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~60%
	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta			~40%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~30%
13	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	11	~60%
	Nepal Fulvetta			~20%
	White-hooded Babbler			~20%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~10%
	Yellow-throated Fulvetta			~10%
	Abbott's Babbler			<5%
	Rufous-winged Fulvetta			<5%
	Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler			<5%
	Long-billed Wren-Babbler			<5%
	Buff-breasted Babbler			<5%
	Rufous-throated Fulvetta			Insufficient data
	Indian Grassbird			Insufficient data
14	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~50%
	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta			~30%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~30%
15	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	11	~50%
	White-chested Babbler			~40%
	Sooty-capped Babbler			~10%
	Black-capped Babbler			~10%
	Rufous-crowned Babbler			<5%
	Scaly-crowned Babbler			<5%
	Ferruginous Babbler			<5%
	Short-tailed Babbler			<5%
	Black-throated Wren-Babbler			<5%
	Moustached Babbler			<5%
	Horsfield's Babbler			<5%
	Abbott's Babbler			Insufficient data
16	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	15	~50%
	Temminck's Babbler			~20%
	Mountain Wren-Babbler			~20%
	Black-throated Wren-Babbler			Insufficient data
	Rufous-crowned Babbler			<5%
	Brown Fulvetta			<5%
	Sooty-capped Babbler			<5%
	White-chested Babbler			<5%
	Black-capped Babbler			<5%
	Moustached Babbler			<5%
	Scaly-crowned Babbler			<5%
	Short-tailed Babbler			<5%
	Ferruginous Babbler			Insufficient data
	+3 more at the park page…
17	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	12	~50%
	White-chested Babbler			~20%
	Rufous-crowned Babbler			~10%
	Scaly-crowned Babbler			~10%
	Sooty-capped Babbler			~10%
	🐦 Sumatran Babbler			<5%
	Short-tailed Babbler			<5%
	Brown Fulvetta			<5%
	Ferruginous Babbler			Insufficient data
	Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler			Insufficient data
	Black-capped Babbler			Insufficient data
	Striped Wren-Babbler			Insufficient data
	Moustached Babbler			Insufficient data
18	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2	~40%
	Morrison's Fulvetta			~40%
	Dusky Fulvetta			~10%
19	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~40%
	Scaly-breasted Illadopsis			~30%
	Brown Illadopsis			~20%
	Pale-breasted Illadopsis			~10%
	Mountain Illadopsis			Insufficient data
20	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~40%
	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta			~20%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~20%
21	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~40%
	Brown Illadopsis			~30%
	Scaly-breasted Illadopsis			~20%
	Pale-breasted Illadopsis			<5%
	Mountain Illadopsis			Insufficient data
22	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	9	~40%
	Abbott's Babbler			~20%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~10%
	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta			<5%
	Moustached Babbler			<5%
	Buff-breasted Babbler			Insufficient data
	Black-capped Babbler			Insufficient data
	Short-tailed Babbler			Insufficient data
	Rufous-crowned Babbler			Insufficient data
	Streaked Wren-Babbler			Insufficient data
23	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~30%
	Mountain Illadopsis			~20%
	Scaly-breasted Illadopsis			~10%
	Brown Illadopsis			<5%
	Pale-breasted Illadopsis			<5%
24	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	10	~30%
	White-chested Babbler			~30%
	Horsfield's Babbler			Insufficient data
	Sooty-capped Babbler			Insufficient data
	Black-capped Babbler			Insufficient data
	Rufous-crowned Babbler			Insufficient data
	Moustached Babbler			Insufficient data
	Brown Fulvetta			Insufficient data
	Abbott's Babbler			Insufficient data
	Short-tailed Babbler			Insufficient data
	Scaly-crowned Babbler			Insufficient data
25	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	12	~30%
	Black-capped Babbler			~20%
	Short-tailed Babbler			~10%
	Temminck's Babbler			Insufficient data
	White-chested Babbler			<5%
	Ferruginous Babbler			<5%
	Sooty-capped Babbler			<5%
	Black-throated Wren-Babbler			<5%
	Horsfield's Babbler			<5%
	Scaly-crowned Babbler			<5%
	Brown Fulvetta			<5%
	Rufous-crowned Babbler			<5%
	Moustached Babbler			Insufficient data
26	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~30%
	Brown-capped Babbler			~30%
27	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~30%
	Sulawesi Babbler			~30%
28	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~20%
	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta			~10%
29	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~30%
	Rufous-winged Fulvetta			~20%
	Nepal Fulvetta			~10%
	Yellow-throated Fulvetta			Insufficient data
	Puff-throated Babbler			Insufficient data
30	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~30%
	Horsfield's Babbler			~30%
31	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~30%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~20%
	Abbott's Babbler			~10%
	Scaly-crowned Babbler			Insufficient data
32	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~20%
	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta			~10%
33	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	8	~20%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~10%
	Abbott's Babbler			~10%
	Indian Grassbird			<5%
	Buff-breasted Babbler			<5%
	Marsh Babbler			<5%
	White-hooded Babbler			<5%
	Swamp Prinia			Insufficient data
	Nepal Fulvetta			Insufficient data
34	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	5	~20%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~10%
	Indian Grassbird			~10%
	Abbott's Babbler			~10%
	Nepal Fulvetta			Insufficient data
	White-hooded Babbler			Insufficient data
35	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~20%
	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta			~10%
36	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	~20%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~20%
	Indian Grassbird			<5%
	Nepal Fulvetta			<5%
37	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~20%
	Brown-capped Babbler			~20%
38	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	4	~20%
	Mountain Illadopsis			~10%
	Scaly-breasted Illadopsis			~10%
	Brown Illadopsis			<5%
	Pale-breasted Illadopsis			<5%
39	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~10%
	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta			~10%
40	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~10%
	Mountain Illadopsis			~10%
41	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~10%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~10%
	Indian Grassbird			Insufficient data
42	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	Brown-capped Babbler			~10%
43	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~10%
	Nepal Fulvetta			<5%
44	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	Brown-capped Babbler			~10%
45	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Puff-throated Babbler			~10%
46	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~10%
	Rufous-winged Fulvetta			~10%
	Nepal Fulvetta			Insufficient data
47	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Brown-capped Babbler			<5%
48	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	<5%
	Scaly-breasted Illadopsis			<5%
	Brown Illadopsis			Insufficient data
	Pale-breasted Illadopsis			Insufficient data
49	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Brown Illadopsis			<5%
50	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	<5%
	Rusty-capped Fulvetta			Insufficient data
51	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Mountain Illadopsis			Insufficient data
52	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Pale-breasted Illadopsis			Insufficient data
53	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Abbott's Babbler			Insufficient data
54	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Brown Illadopsis			Insufficient data
	Puvel's Illadopsis			Insufficient data