Sighting of Rufous-Fronted Babbler <i>Cyanoderma rufifrons</i> in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha: Suggesting a Disjunct Eastern Ghats Population

Rajkishore Swain; Sourav Kumar Das; Siddhanta Kumar Mohanta; Subhani Rath

doi:10.17087/jbnhs/2026/v123/171301

, Miscellaneous Notes - Birds

Sighting of Rufous-Fronted Babbler Cyanoderma rufifrons in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha: Suggesting a Disjunct Eastern Ghats Population

Miscellaneous Notes - Birds

Volume 123, January-April 2026

https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2026/v123/171301

Published 2026-06-02

Rajkishore Swain⁺⁻
Sourav Kumar Das⁺⁻
Siddhanta Kumar Mohanta⁺⁻
Subhani Rath⁺⁻

Rajkishore Swain

Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation, Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo University, Takatpur, Baripada 757 003, Odisha

Sourav Kumar Das

Department of Electrical Engineering, Institute of Technical Education and Research, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha

Siddhanta Kumar Mohanta

Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Govt. of Odisha

Subhani Rath

Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation, Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo University, Takatpur, Baripada 757 003, Odisha

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Swain, R., Das, S. K., Mohanta, S. K., & Rath, S. (2026). Sighting of Rufous-Fronted Babbler <i>Cyanoderma rufifrons</i> in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha: Suggesting a Disjunct Eastern Ghats Population. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS), 123(1). https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2026/v123/171301

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