Passeriformes / Timaliidae / Pomatorhinus

White-browed Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus schisticeps · 灰头钩嘴鹛

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

A bird species in the family Timaliidae. Found across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Distribution & Habitat

Occurs across South and Southeast Asia, ranging from Bangladesh and northeastern India through Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Inhabits subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests as well as subtropical and tropical moist montane forests.

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Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (wbsbab1) CBR v12.0 (#986) Avibase

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.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Pomatorhinus

Vocalizations

Gerard Chartier · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (13)

Pomatorhinus schisticeps annamensis

southern Vietnam (Langbian Plateau)
Pomatorhinus schisticeps cryptanthus

northeastern Assam (Lakhimpur District) and (?) adjacent northeastern Myanmar
Pomatorhinus schisticeps difficilis

mountains of northwestern Thailand and southern Myanmar (Amherst District)
Pomatorhinus schisticeps fastidiosus

Malay Peninsula (southern Myanmar and Isthmus of Kra to Trang)
Pomatorhinus schisticeps humilis

eastern Thailand (Nan Province) to southern Laos and central Vietnam
Pomatorhinus schisticeps klossi

southeastern Thailand and southwestern Cambodia
Pomatorhinus schisticeps leucogaster

Himalayas (Himachal Pradesh to northwestern Uttar Pradesh)
Pomatorhinus schisticeps mearsi

western Myanmar (lower Chindwin District to Arakan Mountains)
Pomatorhinus schisticeps nuchalis

western Myanmar (Southern Shan State and Karenni State)
Pomatorhinus schisticeps olivaceus

lowlands of southern Myanmar and peninsular Thailand
Pomatorhinus schisticeps ripponi

eastern Myanmar to northern Thailand and adjacent northwestern Laos
Pomatorhinus schisticeps salimalii

northeastern Assam (Mishmi Hills)
Pomatorhinus schisticeps schisticeps

Himalayas (western Nepal to Bhutan, Assam, and northwestern Myanmar)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (wbsbab1) CBR v12.0 (#986) Avibase

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.

Introduction

Distribution & Habitat

Data Sources

Taxonomy

Vocalizations

Subspecies (13)

Data Sources

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