Red-billed Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps)
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Red-billed Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps Walden, 1873

≈22 cmLength34 gWeight

It has a long, decurved, orange-red bill and a single, rather long white supercilium.

Busiest months: January · Most records: China, Vietnam, Thailand

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Long, orange-red, decurved bill
  2. Rather long white supercilium
  3. Rufous-brown upperparts and tail

Male, female and young

Sexes similar.

Where and when it's recorded

Red-billed Scimitar Babbler has been recorded at 74 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Shiti VillageChina178 records
  2. Deo Nui San passVietnam176 records
  3. HongbengheChina138 records
More places
  1. Da Lat – Ta Nung ValleyVietnam66 records
  2. Mae Wong NP – Chong YenThailand51 records
  3. Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand49 records
  4. Nam Nao NPThailand38 records
  5. Mang DenVietnam35 records
  6. TongbiguanChina34 records
  7. RongshuwangChina32 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaVietnamThailandCambodiaMyanmar (Burma)Laos

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The red-billed scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Northeast India, Southeast Asia and adjacent parts of southern China. Sexes are similar.

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Questions

How big is the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler?

The Red-billed Scimitar Babbler is about ≈22 cm long and weighs around 34 g.

Where does the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Southeast Asia. It is most often recorded in China, Vietnam and Thailand.

When is the best time to see the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler as Least Concern.

What does the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler in?

It belongs to the family Babblers, Scimitar Babblers (Timaliidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈22 cm
Weight
34 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
93 mm
Tail
108 mm
Bill
34 mm
Tarsus
30 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Southeast Asia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Pomatorhinus

Other birds in the genus Pomatorhinus

Black-crowned Scimitar BabblerBlack-crowned Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosusBrown-crowned Scimitar BabblerBrown-crowned Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus phayreiSlender-billed Scimitar BabblerSlender-billed Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus superciliarisStreak-breasted Scimitar BabblerStreak-breasted Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollisTaiwan Scimitar BabblerTaiwan Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus musicusWhite-browed Scimitar BabblerWhite-browed Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus schisticepsIndian Scimitar BabblerIndian Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldiiSri Lanka Scimitar BabblerSri Lanka Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus melanurusSunda Scimitar BabblerSunda Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus bornensisJavan Scimitar BabblerJavan Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus montanus
Red-billed Scimitar Babbler

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