Indian Scimitar-Babbler
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Indian Scimitar-Babbler

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Eravikulam National Park
49 Verified records at Eravikulam National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus horsfieldii) is an Old World babbler. It is found in peninsular India in a range of forest habitats. They are most often detected by their distinctive calls, which include an antiphonal duet by a pair of birds. They are often hard to see as they forage through dense vegetation. The long, curved yellow, scimitar-shaped bills give them their name. It has been treated in the past as a subspecies of the white-browed scimitar babbler which is found along the Himalayas but now separated into two species, the peninsular Indian species and the Sri Lanka scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus melanurus). Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Eravikulam National Park, based on 49 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Eravikulam National Park

Dark-fronted Babbler

Dark-fronted Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhopocichla atriceps

Insufficient data
Tawny-bellied Babbler
LC

Tawny-bellied Babbler

Bird

Dumetia hyperythra

Insufficient data
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

80–90% · Very likely
Indian White-eye
LC Endemic

Indian White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops palpebrosus

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Greenish Warbler
LC

Greenish Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus trochiloides

50–60% · Likely
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum concolor

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
Nilgiri Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias albicaudatus

40–50% · Likely
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

40–50% · Likely
Crimson-backed Sunbird
LC Endemic

Crimson-backed Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma minima

40–50% · Likely
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
LC Endemic

Malabar Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus horsfieldii

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
80–90
Mar
60–70
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
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
50–60%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Scimitar-Babbler in Eravikulam National Park?

About 54% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Eravikulam National Park, based on 49 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Scimitar-Babbler in Eravikulam National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Indian Scimitar-Babbler in Eravikulam National Park in our monthly data.

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