Pomatorhinus schisticeps
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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.
Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dehradun | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Chitwan National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 248th most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Scimitar-Babbler in Chitwan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months. That is one of Chitwan National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 660 mm in July.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-browed Scimitar-Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
7th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate White-browed Scimitar-Babbler sightings, Chitwan National Park ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 30%), Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 20%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same family: Timaliidae
The closest relatives of the White-browed Scimitar-Babbler that you can see in Chitwan National Park (family Timaliidae, Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies) are Chestnut-capped Babbler (about 20%) and Pin-striped Tit-Babbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-browed Scimitar-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Chitwan National Park (28 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
