Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris)
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Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus superciliaris (Blyth, 1842)

≈22 cmLength28 gWeight

Also known as Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler, it inhabits moist mountain forest from the Himalayas to northwestern Vietnam.

Busiest months: January and April · Most records: China, Bhutan, Nepal

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler has been recorded at 41 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Baihualing [General Area]China188 records
  2. TrongsaBhutan35 records
  3. Pianma Snow PassChina31 records
More places
  1. Lingmethang Rd – Namling mid-elevation forestBhutan30 records
  2. PelelaBhutan23 records
  3. Sengor – camp and upper Lingmethan RdBhutan22 records
  4. Yongkhola campBhutan19 records
  5. JiangjiazhaiChina17 records
  6. Dochula – Royal Botanical ParkBhutan15 records
  7. Baihualing – Hide 8China13 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaBhutanNepalMyanmar (Burma)IndiaVietnam

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 slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris) is a passerine bird in the Old World babbler family. It is found from the Himalayas to north-western Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Questions

How big is the Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler?

The Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler is about ≈22 cm long and weighs around 28 g.

Where does the Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to northwestern Vietnam. It is most often recorded in China, Bhutan and Nepal.

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

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

Is the Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler endangered?

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

What does the Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler in?

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

At a glance

Length
≈22 cm
Weight
28 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
75 mm
Tail
90 mm
Bill
50 mm
Tarsus
31 mm

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

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to northwestern Vietnam

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 1
  • Pomatorhinus superciliaris forresti ne Myanmar and sw China

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Pomatorhinus

Other birds in the genus Pomatorhinus

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Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler

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