Brown-crowned Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus phayreiBlyth, E, 1847
English (US) Brown-crowned Scimitar Babbler
The Brown-crowned Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus phayrei) 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 phayrei
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-crowned Scimitar Babbler
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1847
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Pomatorhinus phayrei phayrei
- Pomatorhinus phayrei stanfordi
- Pomatorhinus phayrei albogularis
- Pomatorhinus phayrei orientalis
- Pomatorhinus phayrei dickinsoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- P[omatorhinus] Phayrei
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1847
- Type locality
- Arakan.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16, pt.1 p.452,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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