Taiwan scimitar babbler

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Taiwan scimitar babbler
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Pomatorhinus
Species:
P. musicus
Binomial name
Pomatorhinus musicus
Swinhoe, 1859
Synonyms
  • Pomatorhinus ruficollis musicus

The Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus) is a bird in the family Timaliidae, the Old World babblers. It is endemic to Taiwan. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1859. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the streak-breasted scimitar babbler. Its population is declining, but not rapidly enough for it to be considered vulnerable. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2016). "Pomatorhinus musicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22734518A95088520. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734518A95088520.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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