Streak-breasted scimitar babbler

Streak-breasted scimitar babbler
in Nagarkot, Nepal
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Timaliidae
Genus:	Pomatorhinus
Species:	P. ruficollis
Binomial name
Pomatorhinus ruficollis Hodgson, 1836

Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler,in Baisakhi,Arunachal Pradesh

The streak-breasted scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.

From Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary, Nagaland, India.

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The former Taiwan subspecies musicus is usually now considered a distinct species as the Taiwan scimitar babbler.

It forms mixed flocks with other species. ^[2]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pomatorhinus ruficollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22735133A95103074. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22735133A95103074.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Chen, Jichong; Meaux, Estelle; Li, Caiyun; Jiang, Aiwu; Goodale, Eben (2023). "Aviary measurements of dominance and affiliation between members of mixed-species birds flocks in southern China". Avian Research. 14 100139. Bibcode:2023AvRes..1400139C. doi: 10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100139 . ISSN   2053-7166.

• 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.