Passeriformes / Timaliidae / Pomatorhinus

Indian Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Pomatorhinus horsfieldii horsfieldii

western India (Western Ghats from Satpura Range to Goa)
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii maderaspatensis

east-central India (Eastern Ghats from Andhra Pradesh to Salem District)
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii obscurus

northwestern India (Aravalli Mountains of Rajasthan)
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii travancoreensis

southwestern India (Goa south to Kerala and western Tamil Nadu)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.