Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus melanurusBlyth, E, 1847
English (US) Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler
The Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus melanurus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Timaliidae (Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pomatorhinus melanurus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1847
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pomatorhinus melanurus melanurus
- Pomatorhinus melanurus holdsworthi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- P[omatorhinus] melanurus
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1847
- Type locality
- Ceylon ; restricted to Urugaha, south of Kalutara, Western Province, by Whistler, 1942, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, 62, p. 52.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16, pt.1 p.451-452
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler
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Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus ruficollis
Taiwan Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus musicus
White-browed Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Indian Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
Sunda Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus bornensis
Javan Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus montanus
Large Scimitar Babbler
Erythrogenys hypoleucos
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler
Erythrogenys erythrogenys
Red-eyed Scimitar Babbler
Erythrogenys imberbis
Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler
Erythrogenys mcclellandi
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