Coral-billed scimitar babbler

The coral-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.

This bird was netted and ringed in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Coral-billed scimitar babbler
From Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Pomatorhinus
Species:
P. ferruginosus
Binomial name
Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
Blyth, 1845

It is found in Bhutan, India, Nepal, China, Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical moist montane forest. It is normally 24 cm long and weighs 40-48g.[2]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pomatorhinus ferruginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103893364A94477583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103893364A94477583.en.
  2. https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Pomatorhinus-ferruginosus
  • Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.


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