Genus

Turdoides Babblers

Turdoides

22 species in our catalog · found in 73 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyLeiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
GenusTurdoides (Turdoides Babblers)

Species in this group

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

Turdoides striata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Turdoides rufescens

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Turdoides hypoleuca

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Turdoides affinis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Turdoides jardineii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Turdoides plebejus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Turdoides malcolmi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Turdoides reinwardtii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Turdoides rubiginosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Turdoides hartlaubii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Turdoides sharpei

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Turdoides caudata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Turdoides bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Turdoides gymnogenys

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Turdoides subrufa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT Endemic

Turdoides hindei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Turdoides earlei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Turdoides squamulata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Turdoides aylmeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Turdoides melanops

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Turdoides tenebrosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Turdoides nipalensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Turdoides Babblers

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	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~90%
	Jungle Babbler			~80%
	Large Grey Babbler			~40%
	Common Babbler			~20%
2	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~90%
	Jungle Babbler			~80%
	Large Grey Babbler			~30%
	Common Babbler			~30%
	Striated Babbler			<5%
3	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~80%
	Orange-billed Babbler			~70%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~30%
4	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~80%
	Jungle Babbler			~70%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
	Common Babbler			<5%
5	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~70%
	Brown Babbler			~50%
	Blackcap Babbler			~40%
6	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~70%
	Northern Pied-Babbler			~70%
7	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~60%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
	Common Babbler			<5%
8	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~60%
	Common Babbler			<5%
	Large Grey Babbler			Insufficient data
	Striated Babbler			Insufficient data
9	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~50%
	Rufous Babbler			~20%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			<5%
10	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~60%
	Jungle Babbler			~60%
	Common Babbler			<5%
	Large Grey Babbler			<5%
11	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~60%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~60%
	Orange-billed Babbler			Insufficient data
12	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~60%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~50%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			~20%
13	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~60%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~40%
	Jungle Babbler			~30%
	Rufous Babbler			<5%
	Large Grey Babbler			<5%
14	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	~60%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~30%
	Hartlaub's Babbler			~30%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			~10%
	Black-faced Babbler			Insufficient data
15	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~60%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~60%
16	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	4	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~40%
	Striated Babbler			~10%
	Common Babbler			<5%
	Spiny Babbler			Insufficient data
17	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~40%
	Striated Babbler			~10%
	Large Grey Babbler			Insufficient data
18	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	5	~50%
	Jungle Babbler			~40%
	Rufous Babbler			~10%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~10%
	Common Babbler			Insufficient data
	Large Grey Babbler			Insufficient data
19	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~50%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~40%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			~10%
20	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~50%
	Black-lored Babbler			~30%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
21	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~40%
	Rufous Chatterer			~30%
	Hinde's Pied-Babbler			~20%
	Scaly Chatterer			<5%
	Northern Pied-Babbler			Insufficient data
22	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~40%
	Black-lored Babbler			~30%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
	Brown Babbler			<5%
23	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~40%
	Jungle Babbler			~30%
	Large Grey Babbler			~10%
	Common Babbler			~10%
24	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~40%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~40%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			<5%
25	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~40%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~40%
26	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~40%
	Northern Pied-Babbler			~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
	Black-lored Babbler			<5%
	Rufous Chatterer			<5%
27	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~40%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~40%
28	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	~40%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~30%
	Hartlaub's Babbler			~10%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			~10%
	Black-faced Babbler			Insufficient data
29	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~40%
	Rufous Babbler			~20%
	Jungle Babbler			~20%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~10%
30	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~40%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
	Black-lored Babbler			~10%
	Rufous Chatterer			Insufficient data
31	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~40%
	Rufous Chatterer			~20%
	Brown Babbler			~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			Insufficient data
32	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~30%
	Black-lored Babbler			~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
	Rufous Chatterer			<5%
	Northern Pied-Babbler			<5%
33	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~30%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~30%
	Black-lored Babbler			<5%
	Scaly Chatterer			Insufficient data
34	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~30%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~30%
35	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~30%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
	Black-lored Babbler			~10%
	Brown Babbler			<5%
36	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~30%
	Bare-cheeked Babbler			~20%
	Black-faced Babbler			~10%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			~10%
37	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~30%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~30%
38	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~30%
	Black-lored Babbler			~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
	Northern Pied-Babbler			<5%
39	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	Jungle Babbler			~20%
	Striated Babbler			~10%
40	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
	Black-lored Babbler			~10%
41	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~30%
	Jungle Babbler			~20%
	Large Grey Babbler			Insufficient data
	Yellow-billed Babbler			<5%
	Rufous Babbler			Insufficient data
42	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Rufous Chatterer			~20%
	Brown Babbler			Insufficient data
43	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~20%
	Scaly Babbler			~10%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
	Scaly Chatterer			~10%
	Northern Pied-Babbler			Insufficient data
44	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
	Northern Pied-Babbler			~10%
45	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
46	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
	Northern Pied-Babbler			Insufficient data
47	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~20%
	Orange-billed Babbler			~10%
	Yellow-billed Babbler			~10%
48	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
	Hartlaub's Babbler			~10%
49	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Jungle Babbler			~20%
	Striated Babbler			<5%
50	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~20%
	Scaly Chatterer			~10%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			Insufficient data
51	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
52	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3	~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
	Black-lored Babbler			~10%
	Brown Babbler			<5%
53	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~20%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~20%
54	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			~10%
	Bare-cheeked Babbler			Insufficient data
55	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~10%
	Brown Babbler			~10%
	Dusky Babbler			<5%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			<5%
	Rufous Chatterer			<5%
	Black-lored Babbler			Insufficient data
56	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~10%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
	Black-lored Babbler			~10%
	Brown Babbler			<5%
57	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
58	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			Insufficient data
	Northern Pied-Babbler			Insufficient data
59	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Rufous Chatterer			~10%
	Scaly Chatterer			<5%
60	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Striated Babbler			~10%
	Jungle Babbler			<5%
61	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~10%
	Hinde's Pied-Babbler			<5%
	Rufous Chatterer			<5%
	Black-lored Babbler			<5%
	Northern Pied-Babbler			Insufficient data
62	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~10%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			~10%
	Black-lored Babbler			<5%
63	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	2	~10%
	Jungle Babbler			~10%
	Striated Babbler			<5%
64	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			Insufficient data
65	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	<5%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			<5%
	Black-lored Babbler			<5%
	Brown Babbler			Insufficient data
66	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Striated Babbler			<5%
67	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			<5%
68	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Spiny Babbler			<5%
69	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			<5%
70	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			<5%
71	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	<5%
	Arrow-marked Babbler			<5%
	Black-lored Babbler			<5%
72	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Southern Pied-Babbler			Insufficient data
73	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Jungle Babbler			Insufficient data