Black-crowned Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus ferruginosus Blyth, 1845

Black-crowned Scimitar Babbler, Pomatorhinus ferruginosus, is a bird of the eastern Himalayas, from eastern Nepal through to central Arunachal Pradesh and south-eastern Xizang. It belongs to the babbler family, Timaliidae, and was described by Blyth in 1845. In this region it is associated with subtropical moist montane forest. The species is part of the passerine order and is one of the scimitar babblers.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Timaliidae — Babblers, Scimitar Babblers

Breeding range

Oriental Region: e Himalayas (e Nepal to c Arunachal Pradesh and se Xizang)