Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTimaliidae (Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies)
- GenusPomatorhinus (Eyebrowed Scimitar-Babblers)
- SpeciesPomatorhinus horsfieldii (Indian Scimitar-Babbler)
Closest Relatives at Eravikulam National Park
Dark-fronted Babbler
Rhopocichla atriceps
Tawny-bellied Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Indian White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Dicaeum concolor
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Nilgiri Flycatcher
Eumyias albicaudatus
Square-tailed Bulbul
Hypsipetes ganeesa
Crimson-backed Sunbird
Leptocoma minima
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Scimitar-Babbler in Eravikulam National Park?
About 54% of visitor-days record a Indian Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Eravikulam National Park, based on 49 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Scimitar-Babbler in Eravikulam National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Indian Scimitar-Babbler in Eravikulam National Park in our monthly data.