Pomatorhinus

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Pomatorhinus
Taiwan Scimitar-babbler - Taiwan S4E6137 (19301824690).jpg
Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Pomatorhinus
Horsfield, 1821
Species

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Pomatorhinus is a genus of scimitar babblers, jungle birds with long downcurved bills. These are birds of tropical Asia, with the greatest number of species occurring in hills of the Himalayas.

These are medium-sized, floppy-tailed landbirds with soft plumage. They are typically long-tailed, dark brown above, and white or orange-brown below. Many have striking head patterns, with a broad black band through the eye, bordered with white above and below.

They have strong legs and are quite terrestrial. Like other babblers, these are noisy birds, and the characteristic bubbling calls are often the best indication that these birds are present. As with other babbler species, they frequently occur in groups of up to a dozen, and the rainforest species like Indian scimitar babbler often occur in the mixed feeding flocks typical of tropical Asian jungle.

Species[]

The genus contains 10 species:[1]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Indian Scimitar babbler (cropped).JPG Indian scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii Peninsular India
Sri Lanka Scimitar-babbler (cropped).jpg Sri Lanka scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus Sri Lanka
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.147264 2 - Pomatorhinus montanus bornensis Cabanis, 1851 - Timaliidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg Sunda scimitar babbler[2] Pomatorhinus bornensis Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Pomatorhinus schisticep olivaceus - Kaeng Krachan.jpg White-browed scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Zoological researches in Java, and the neighbouring islands BHL47293256.jpg Javan scimitar babbler[2] Pomatorhinus montanus Indonesia
Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler.jpg Streak-breasted scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam.
Taiwan Scimitar-babbler - Taiwan S4E6137 (19301824690).jpg Taiwan scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus musicus Taiwan
Ibis24brit 0170 Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps stenorhynchus.jpg Red-billed scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps Northeast India, Southeast Asia and adjacent parts of southern China.
Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler - Eaglenest - India FJ0A0431 (33475550733).jpg Coral-billed scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus ferruginosus Bhutan, India, Nepal, China, Thailand.
Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler.jpg Slender-billed scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus superciliaris the Himalayas to north-western Vietnam.

References[]

  1. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Babblers & fulvettas". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  • 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.

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