Black-crowned scimitar babbler

Black-crowned scimitar babbler
From Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Timaliidae
Genus:	Pomatorhinus
Species:	P. ferruginosus
Binomial name
Pomatorhinus ferruginosus Blyth, 1845

The black-crowned scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.

It is found in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and China. Its natural habitat is subtropical moist montane forest. It is normally 24 cm long and weighs 40-48g.[2]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pomatorhinus ferruginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103893364A94477583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103893364A94477583.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus) :: Xeno-canto".

• 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.