Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler

Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler

Pomatorhinus erythrogenys

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
87 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
November 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 Royal Manas National Park, based on 87 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
LC

White-browed Scimitar-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pomatorhinus schisticeps

20–30% · Possible
Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler
LC

Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pomatorhinus ferruginosus

<5% · Rare
Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
LC

Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pomatorhinus ruficollis

<5% · Rare
Gray-throated Babbler
LC

Gray-throated Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Stachyris nigriceps

20–30% · Possible
Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler
LC

Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spelaeornis caudatus

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-capped Babbler
LC

Chestnut-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Timalia pileata

<5% · Rare
Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

60–70% · Likely
Streaked Spiderhunter
LC

Streaked Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera magna

50–60% · Likely
Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

50–60% · Likely
Orange-bellied Leafbird
LC

Orange-bellied Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis hardwickii

50–60% · Likely
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

50–60% · Likely
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
LC

Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus flaveolus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
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 Royal Manas National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 87 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

November has the highest sighting rate for Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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