Pomatorhinus schisticeps
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Sundarbans National Park on a given day, based on 93 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 89th most-seen of the 177 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Scimitar-Babbler in Sundarbans National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, October and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Sundarbans National Park's wettest months, with about 430 mm of rain against 15 mm in January. May and June have too few records to rate.
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.
4th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate White-browed Scimitar-Babbler sightings, Sundarbans National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. 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 Sundarbans National Park (family Timaliidae, Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies) are Pin-striped Tit-Babbler (about 20%) and Chestnut-capped Babbler (about 10%), 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 Sundarbans National Park (93 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.
