Pomatorhinus ruficollis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The streak-breasted scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The former Taiwan subspecies musicus is usually now considered a distinct species as the Taiwan scimitar babbler.
It forms mixed flocks with other species. 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 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 95 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 64th most-seen of the 204 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–October, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in June.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler sightings, Hong Kong ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Chongqing (China, about 20%), Guiyang (China, about 20%) and Changsha (China, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Hong Kong (95 verified sightings), 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.
