White-browed Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus schisticeps)
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White-browed Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus schisticeps Hodgson, 1836

≈23 cmLength43 gWeight

This scimitar babbler inhabits moist lowland and mountain forest.

Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand, Vietnam, India

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand, Vietnam, India

White-browed Scimitar Babbler has been recorded at 161 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Taksin Maharat NP – headquarters vicinityThailand596 records
  2. Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand498 records
  3. Kaeng Krachan NPThailand489 records
More places
  1. Khao Yai NPThailand359 records
  2. Kaeng Krachan NP – Panoen Thung (upper elevation) vicinityThailand358 records
  3. Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi AngkhangThailand312 records
  4. Kaeng Krachan NP – km 27 vicinityThailand240 records
  5. Khao Yai NP – Pha Trom Jai Viewpoint & Air Force Base vicinityThailand231 records
  6. Mahananda WLS – LatpancharIndia224 records
  7. Deo Nui San passVietnam215 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ThailandVietnamIndiaCambodiaBhutanMyanmar (Burma)BangladeshNepal

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

Questions

How big is the White-browed Scimitar Babbler?

The White-browed Scimitar Babbler is about ≈23 cm long and weighs around 43 g.

Where does the White-browed Scimitar Babbler live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to southern Vietnam and Malay Peninsula. It is most often recorded in Thailand, Vietnam and India.

When is the best time to see the White-browed Scimitar Babbler?

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

Is the White-browed Scimitar Babbler endangered?

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

What does the White-browed Scimitar Babbler eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the White-browed Scimitar Babbler in?

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

At a glance

Length
≈23 cm
Weight
43 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
93 mm
Tail
98 mm
Bill
32 mm
Tarsus
33 mm

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

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to southern Vietnam and Malay Peninsula

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 phayreiRed-billed Scimitar BabblerRed-billed Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus ochraceicepsSlender-billed Scimitar BabblerSlender-billed Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus superciliarisStreak-breasted Scimitar BabblerStreak-breasted Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollisTaiwan Scimitar BabblerTaiwan Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus musicusIndian Scimitar BabblerIndian Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldiiSri Lanka Scimitar BabblerSri Lanka Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus melanurusSunda Scimitar BabblerSunda Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus bornensisJavan Scimitar BabblerJavan Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus montanus
White-browed Scimitar Babbler

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