White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
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White-browed Scimitar-Babbler

Pomatorhinus schisticeps

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
30 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The white-browed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus schisticeps) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler
LC

Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pomatorhinus superciliaris

Insufficient data
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler

Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pomatorhinus erythrogenys

Insufficient data
Chestnut-capped Babbler
LC

Chestnut-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Timalia pileata

10–20% · With luck
Gray-throated Babbler
LC

Gray-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris nigriceps

Insufficient data
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

50–60% · Likely
Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

50–60% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
4 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
5 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
10 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
12 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
14 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
15 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-browed Scimitar-Babbler in Chitwan National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-browed Scimitar-Babbler in Chitwan National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for White-browed Scimitar-Babbler in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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