Naung Mung Scimitar Babbler
Napothera naungmungensis
瑙蒙短尾鹛
Introduction
A passerine bird in the family Pellorneidae, described as new to science in 2005. Endemic to far northern Myanmar, where it inhabits temperate rainforest on steep, sub-Himalayan hillsides. Discovered in February 2004 near the village of Naung Mung. Sometimes considered conspecific with the short-tailed scimitar babbler. Believed to be fairly common within its restricted range.
Distribution & Habitat
Endemic to far northern Myanmar. Inhabits temperate rainforest in steep, sub-Himalayan hillsides. Known from the vicinity of Naung Mung village.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pellorneidae
- Genus
- Napothera
- eBird Code
- namscb1
Taxonomy Changes
Jabouilleia naungmungensis → Napothera naungmungensis
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Distribution
sub-Himalayan Myanmar
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.