Babblers (Timaliidae)

Spot-breasted Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus mcclellandi) - HBW 12, p. 166

French: Pomatorhin de McClelland German: Fleckenbrustsäbler Spanish: Cimitarra Moteada
Other common names: McClelland's Scimitar-babbler

Taxonomy: P[omatorhinus]. McClellandi , , Godwin-Austen, 1870, "at Nenglo beyond Asálu, under the Burrail range", Assam, India.
Forms a species group, and has commonly been treated as conspecific, with P. erythrogenys, P. gravivox, P. swinhoei and P. erythrocnemis, all having similar plumage. Monotypic.

Distribution: E Bhutan, hill states of NE India, E Bangladesh and W Myanmar.