Babblers (Timaliidae)
Taiwan Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus) - HBW 12, p. 170
French: Pomatorhin de Taiwan
German: Taiwansäbler
Spanish: Cimitarra de Formosa
Other common names: Lesser Scimitar-babbler
Taxonomy: Pomatorrhinus [sic] musicus Swinhoe, 1859, Taiwan.
Closely related to P. ruficollis and formerly treated as conspecific. Monotypic.
Distribution: Taiwan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird looking around nervously and flying away Locality Sitou, Nantou County, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
James Jyh Haw Ting 24 November 2007 4 years ago 18 sec 4.7 -
A bird perched in a tree, seen from below, calling. Locality Hui-Sun Forest Reserve, Nantou County, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2011 9 weeks ago 19 sec 4.4 -
Two birds perched in a tree calling in duet, then one of them flying away. Locality Hui-Sun Forest Reserve, Nantou County, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2011 9 weeks ago 15 sec 4 -
A bird perched in a tree, alert. Locality Hui-Sun Forest Reserve, Nantou County, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2011 9 weeks ago 19 sec 4 -
Two birds perched on twigs and flying away Locality Tonlin, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
James Jyh Haw Ting 7 July 2007 4 years ago 18 sec 3.9 -
one in bamboo Locality Huben Village, Linnei, Yunlin County, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 23 May 2009 2 years ago 4 sec 3
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A bird in a tree.
Locality Hui-Sun Forest Reserve, Nantou County, Taiwan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2011 32 weeks ago 3.4
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A pair duetting close together, each bird producing a very different kind of call. Locality Hui-Sun Forest Reserve, Nantou County, Taiwan
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2011 32 weeks ago 4.3 -
Two birds calling in duet. Locality Hui-Sun Forest Reserve, Nantou County, Taiwan
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2011 9 weeks ago 4 -
A bird calling. Locality Hui-Sun Forest Reserve, Nantou County, Taiwan
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2011 32 weeks ago 4 -
A bird singing. Locality Hui-Sun Forest Reserve, Nantou County, Taiwan
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2011 32 weeks ago 3.7 -
call. Locality Hui-Sun Forest Reserve, Nantou County, Taiwan
herve jacob 8 October 2011 22 weeks ago 3.5 -
call. Locality Hui-Sun Forest Reserve, Nantou County, Taiwan
herve jacob 9 October 2011 22 weeks ago 3.5
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