Babblers (Timaliidae)
White-browed Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus schisticeps) - HBW 12, p. 167
French: Pomatorhin à tête ardoise
German: Himalajasäbler
Spanish: Cimitarra Cejiblanca
Other common names: (East Himalayan) Slaty-headed Scimitar-babbler
Taxonomy: [Pomatorhinus] Schisticeps Hodgson, 1836, Nepal.
Has been treated as conspecific with P. horsfieldii and P. melanurus; may also be close to P. montanus. A population of scimitar-babblers in C Laos (at Nam Theun headwaters) exhibits signs of intergradation between present species and P. ruficollis and may represent hybrids between the two, although they behave as distinct species elsewhere in their ranges. Named race fastidiosus included in olivaceus, as no diagnostic characters apparent in a sample larger than that on which original description based. Populations of present species in SE Bangladesh a.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: [Pomatorhinus] Schisticeps Hodgson, 1836, Nepal.
Has been treated as conspecific with P. horsfieldii and P. melanurus; may also be close to P. montanus. A population of scimitar-babblers in C Laos (at Nam Theun headwaters) exhibits signs of intergradation between present species and P. ruficollis and may represent hybrids between the two, although they behave as distinct species elsewhere in their ranges. Named race fastidiosus included in olivaceus, as no diagnostic characters apparent in a sample larger than that on which original description based. Populations of present species in SE Bangladesh and W Mizoram (NE India) have not been identified at subspecific level. Twelve subspecies recognized.
Has been treated as conspecific with P. horsfieldii and P. melanurus; may also be close to P. montanus. A population of scimitar-babblers in C Laos (at Nam Theun headwaters) exhibits signs of intergradation between present species and P. ruficollis and may represent hybrids between the two, although they behave as distinct species elsewhere in their ranges. Named race fastidiosus included in olivaceus, as no diagnostic characters apparent in a sample larger than that on which original description based. Populations of present species in SE Bangladesh and W Mizoram (NE India) have not been identified at subspecific level. Twelve subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- leucogaster Gould, 1838 - N India from Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) E to Garhwal (Uttaranchal Pradesh).
- schisticeps Hodgson, 1836 - Kumaon (Uttaranchal Pradesh) E to NE India (C Arunachal Pradesh).
- salimalii Ripley, 1948 - Mishmi Hills, in E Arunachal Pradesh (NE India).
- leucogaster Gould, 1838 - N India from Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) E to Garhwal (Uttaranchal Pradesh).
- schisticeps Hodgson, 1836 - Kumaon (Uttaranchal Pradesh) E to NE India (C Arunachal Pradesh).
- salimalii Ripley, 1948 - Mishmi Hills, in E Arunachal Pradesh (NE India).
- cryptanthus E. J. O. Hartert, 1915 - Meghalaya, S Assam, Nagaland and N Manipur (NE India) S at least to NE Bangladesh.
- mearsi Ogilvie-Grant, 1905 - W & C Myanmar (W of R Irrawaddy).
- nuchalis R. G. W. Ramsay, 1877 - C & SE Myanmar (E of R Irrawaddy).
- ripponi Harington, 1910 - C (Mogok) & NE Myanmar, NW Thailand and NW Laos.
- difficilis Deignan, 1956 - S Myanmar (including N Tenasserim) and adjacent NW Thailand.
- olivaceus Blyth, 1847 - S Myanmar (Tenasserim except N) and W & S Thailand.
- humilis Delacour, 1932 - N & E Thailand, S Laos and Vietnam (C Annam).
- klossi Stuart Baker, 1917 - SE Thailand and SW Cambodia.
- annamensis Robinson & Kloss, 1919 - extreme E Cambodia and S Vietnam (S Annam, N Cochinchina).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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taking bath and drink Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp olivaceus)
Daniêl Jimenez 26 December 2010 1 year ago 55 sec 4.6 -
A bird drinking water together with a Stripe-throated bulbul. Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp olivaceus)
Yoel Jimenez 10 February 2010 2 years ago 39 sec 4 -
A bird taking a bath and jumps to a branch to preen itself. Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp olivaceus)
Yoel Jimenez 10 February 2010 2 years ago 22 sec 4 -
A bird taking a bath and calls one time. Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp olivaceus)
Yoel Jimenez 10 February 2010 2 years ago 16 sec 4 -
A bird on a branch preening itself. Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp olivaceus)
Yoel Jimenez 10 February 2010 1 year ago 13 sec 3.6 -
A bird foraging around in a flock with other Scimitar-Babblers and Laughingthrushes. Locality Mae Wong National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp olivaceus)
Yoel Jimenez 26 November 2010 1 year ago 9 sec 2.8
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An adult bird feeding on a banana tree.
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp olivaceus)
Christophe Gouraud 21 November 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
An adult bird feeding on a banana tree.
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp olivaceus)
Christophe Gouraud 21 November 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
An adult bird feeding on a banana tree.
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp olivaceus)
Christophe Gouraud 21 November 2009 2 years ago 3.3
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A bird calling repeteadly. Locality Dak Dam, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
(ssp annamensis)
Josep del Hoyo 14 March 2011 34 weeks ago 3.5
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