Wildlifeof Nepal
Black-crowned Scimitar Babbler
Babblers, Laughingthrushes & White-eyes
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Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
Basic stats
Habitat
Subtropical moist montane forest
Range
Bhutan, India, Nepal and China (Himalayan endemic)
Size
About 24cm
Weight
40-48g
The black-crowned scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ferruginosus, was described by Edward Blyth in 1845 and is a babbler of the family Timaliidae. It is about 24cm long and weighs 40 to 48g, and lives in subtropical moist montane forest in Bhutan, India, Nepal and China. The older coral-billed scimitar babbler has been split into this species and the brown-crowned scimitar babbler (Wikipedia, general species account).
The source gives no written plumage description and no diet, behaviour or breeding detail (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Black-crowned Scimitar Babbler live in?
- Subtropical moist montane forest
- Where is the Black-crowned Scimitar Babbler found?
- Bhutan, India, Nepal and China (Himalayan endemic)
- How big is the Black-crowned Scimitar Babbler?
- About 24cm
- How much does the Black-crowned Scimitar Babbler weigh?
- 40-48g