Babblers (Timaliidae)
Sri Lankan Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus melanurus) - HBW 12, p. 168
French: Pomatorhin de Ceylan
German: Schwarzschwanzsäbler
Spanish: Cimitarra Cingalesa
Taxonomy: P[omatorhinus]. melanurus Blyth, 1847, Urugaha, south of Kalutara, Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Has been treated as conspecific with P. horsfieldii and sometimes also P. schisticeps. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- melanurus Blyth, 1847 - W part of SC Sri Lanka (wet lowlands and W hills).
- holdsworthi Whistler, 1942 - E part of SC Sri Lanka (dry lowlands and E hills).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Brief video showing a bird in the bush, and finally joins the rest of birds of a small group (slow motion) Locality Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka (ssp melanurus)
Fran Trabalon 4 January 2012 19 weeks ago 9 sec 3
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An adult bird, part of a mixed feeding flock, gleaning insects of bare branches.
Locality Hunas Falls, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp melanurus )
Steve Garvie 3 August 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Taking part of a mixed group, settles briefly.
Locality Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka (ssp melanurus)
Fran Trabalon 4 January 2012 18 weeks ago 3.7 -
A perched adult, part of a loose mixed feeding flock.
Locality Hunas Falls, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp melanurus )
Steve Garvie 3 August 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
Perched in a tree
Locality Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka
John A Thompson 23 March 2012 5 weeks ago 3.1 -
A perched adult in submontane wet secondary forest.
Locality Hunas Falls, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp melanurus )
Steve Garvie 3 August 2009 2 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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