Short-tailed scimitar babbler

Short-tailed scimitar babbler
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pellorneidae
Genus:	Napothera
Species:	N. danjoui
Binomial name
Napothera danjoui (Robinson & Kloss, 1919)
Synonyms
Rimator danjoui Jabouilleia danjoui

The short-tailed scimitar babbler or Indochinese wren-babbler, (Napothera danjoui) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Laos and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Naung Mung scimitar babbler was formerly considered a distinct species, but is now considered conspecific.

References

1. BirdLife International. (2024). "Napothera danjoui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T103869790A226407700. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T103869790A226407700.en . Retrieved 30 July 2025.

• Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World , Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.