Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The black-crowned scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and China. Its natural habitat is subtropical moist montane forest. It is normally 24 cm long and weighs 40-48g.
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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 262nd most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and November–April, the lowest months. August and September have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Royal Manas National Park, in our data
Royal Manas National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Pomatorhinus
The closest relatives of the Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (genus Pomatorhinus, Eyebrowed Scimitar-Babblers) are White-browed Scimitar-Babbler (about 30%) and Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (26 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.
