Pomatorhinus phayrei
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The brown-crowned scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus phayrei) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and China. Its natural habitat is subtropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 200 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 80th most-seen of the 298 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month. June to September have too few records to rate.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler sightings, Namdapha National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, under 5%).
Same genus: Pomatorhinus
The closest relatives of the Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler that you can see in Namdapha National Park (genus Pomatorhinus, Eyebrowed Scimitar-Babblers) are Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler (about 10%) and Large Scimitar Babbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Namdapha National Park (200 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.
