Indian Scimitar-Babbler
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Indian Scimitar-Babbler

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Nagarhole National Park
169 Verified records at Nagarhole National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus horsfieldii) is an Old World babbler. It is found in peninsular India in a range of forest habitats. They are most often detected by their distinctive calls, which include an antiphonal duet by a pair of birds. They are often hard to see as they forage through dense vegetation. The long, curved yellow, scimitar-shaped bills give them their name. It has been treated in the past as a subspecies of the white-browed scimitar babbler which is found along the Himalayas but now separated into two species, the peninsular Indian species and the Sri Lanka scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus melanurus). Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 169 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park

Dark-fronted Babbler

Dark-fronted Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhopocichla atriceps

5–10% · With luck
Tawny-bellied Babbler
LC

Tawny-bellied Babbler

Bird

Dumetia hyperythra

<5% · Rare
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

40–50% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

40–50% · Likely
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

40–50% · Likely
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Wagtail
LC

White-browed Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla maderaspatensis

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
50–60%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Scimitar-Babbler in Nagarhole National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Scimitar-Babbler sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 169 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Scimitar-Babbler in Nagarhole National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Indian Scimitar-Babbler in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.

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