Javan Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus montanusHorsfield, T, 1821
English (US) Javan Scimitar Babbler
The Javan Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus montanus) 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 montanus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Javan Scimitar Babbler
- Described by
- Horsfield, T, 1821
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pomatorhinus montanus montanus
- Pomatorhinus montanus ottolanderi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Horsfield, T, 1821
- Type locality
- Java ; Gunong Merbabu [lat. 7° 29' S., long. 110° 30' E.] and Gunong Prahu [lat. 7° 12' S., long. 109° 54' E.] mentioned by Horsfield, 1824, Zool. Res. Java).
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.1 p.165
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Large Scimitar Babbler
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Erythrogenys erythrogenys
Red-eyed Scimitar Babbler
Erythrogenys imberbis
Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler
Erythrogenys mcclellandi
Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler
Erythrogenys gravivox
Grey-sided Scimitar Babbler
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