Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus erythrogenys
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTimaliidae (Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies)
- GenusPomatorhinus (Eyebrowed Scimitar-Babblers)
- SpeciesPomatorhinus erythrogenys (Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler)
Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park
White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Chestnut-capped Babbler
Timalia pileata
Tawny-bellied Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra
White-cheeked Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Indian White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Grey Bushchat
Saxicola ferreus
White-crested Laughingthrush
Garrulax leucolophus
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler in Jim Corbett National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 436 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler in Jim Corbett National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.