White-browed Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus schisticepsHodgson, BH, 1836
English (US) White-browed Scimitar Babbler
The White-browed Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus schisticeps) 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 schisticeps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-browed Scimitar Babbler
- Described by
- Hodgson, BH, 1836
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 13 subspecies for this species.
- Pomatorhinus schisticeps leucogaster
- Pomatorhinus schisticeps schisticeps
- Pomatorhinus schisticeps salimalii
- Pomatorhinus schisticeps cryptanthus
- Pomatorhinus schisticeps mearsi
- Pomatorhinus schisticeps ripponi
- Pomatorhinus schisticeps nuchalis
- Pomatorhinus schisticeps difficilis
- Pomatorhinus schisticeps olivaceus
- Pomatorhinus schisticeps fastidiosus
- Pomatorhinus schisticeps humilis
- Pomatorhinus schisticeps annamensis
- Pomatorhinus schisticeps klossi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- [Pomatorhinus] Schisticeps
- Described by
- Hodgson, BH, 1836
- Type locality
- Nepal.
- Original description
- Asiatic Researches; or, Transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal, for enquiring into the history, the antiquities, the arts and sciences, and literature of Asia 19 p.181
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies
Black-crowned Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
Brown-crowned Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus phayrei
Red-billed Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps
Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus superciliaris
Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus ruficollis
Taiwan Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus musicus
Indian Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus melanurus
Sunda Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus bornensis
Javan Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus montanus
Large Scimitar Babbler
Erythrogenys hypoleucos
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler
Erythrogenys erythrogenys
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