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Naung Mung Scimitar Babbler
Napothera naungmungensis (Rappole, Renner, Shwe & Sweet, 2005)
Pellorneidae — Ground Babblers
Naung Mung Scimitar Babbler, Napothera naungmungensis, is a passerine of the Pellorneidae family that breeds in northern Myanmar. It lives in temperate rainforest on steep hillsides below the Himalayas, and its range is in the Oriental Region. The bird was first recorded in February 2004 near far northern Myanmar, and its name comes from the village of Naung Mung, the nearest settlement to the place where it was found. It was described as a new species in 2005 by Rappole, Renner, Shwe and Sweet.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pellorneidae — Ground Babblers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: n Myanmar
