Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler

Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler

Pomatorhinus erythrogenys

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Langtang National Park
26 Verified records at Langtang National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys) is a passerine bird in the babbler family Timaliidae that is found in the Himalayas from northeast Pakistan to Bhutan. It was formerly considered as conspecific with the red-eyed scimitar babbler that is found in eastern Myanmar and northwestern Thailand. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park

Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
LC

Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pomatorhinus ruficollis

10–20% · With luck
Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler
LC

Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pomatorhinus superciliaris

<5% · Rare
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
LC

White-browed Scimitar-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pomatorhinus schisticeps

Insufficient data
Gray-throated Babbler
LC

Gray-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris nigriceps

Insufficient data
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

70–80% · Very likely
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

60–70% · Likely
Streaked Laughingthrush
LC

Streaked Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron lineatum

50–60% · Likely
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

50–60% · Likely
Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

50–60% · Likely
Grey-hooded Warbler
LC

Grey-hooded Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus xanthoschistos

40–50% · Likely
Blue-fronted Redstart
LC

Blue-fronted Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus frontalis

40–50% · Likely
Variegated Laughingthrush
LC

Variegated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron variegatum

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
3 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
4 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler in Langtang National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler in Langtang National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler in Langtang National Park in our monthly data.

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