Brown-crowned Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus phayrei
红嘴钩嘴鹛
Introduction
A species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It inhabits subtropical moist montane forests across Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and China.
Distribution & Habitat
Occurs across Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and China, where it inhabits subtropical moist montane forests.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Genus
- Pomatorhinus
- eBird Code
- bncscb1
Subspecies (5)
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Pomatorhinus phayrei albogularis
eastern and southeastern Myanmar to northwestern Thailand
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Pomatorhinus phayrei dickinsoni
highlands of central Vietnam and Bolaven Plateau of southern Laos
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Pomatorhinus phayrei orientalis
northern Indochina (Tonkin and northern Laos)
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Pomatorhinus phayrei phayrei
northeastern India (southern Assam and Manipur) and southwestern Myanmar (Chin Hills and Arakan Mountains)
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Pomatorhinus phayrei stanfordi
northeastern Myanmar (Kachin State)
Data Sources
CBR Notes: 学名由Pomatorhinus ferruginosus改为Pomatorhinus phayrei，英文名由Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler改为Brown-crowned Scimitar Babbler
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.