Passeriformes / Timaliidae / Pomatorhinus
Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus superciliaris · 细嘴钩嘴鹛
Introduction
Passerine bird in the Old World babbler family, found from the Himalayas to north-western Vietnam. Natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Formerly placed in the monotypic genus Xiphirhynchus, it was moved to Pomatorhinus based on a 2009 molecular phylogenetic study.
Distribution & Habitat
Range extends from the Himalayas to north-western Vietnam. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Genus
- Pomatorhinus
Subspecies (4)
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Pomatorhinus superciliaris forresti
mountains of northeastern Myanmar and southwestern China (northwestern Yunnan)
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.
