Indian Scimitar-Babbler

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

Least Concern

The Indian Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lankan forests. It works through dense vegetation in pairs or small groups, using its bill to pick insects, spiders, seeds, and small fruits from leaf litter, bamboo, and tangled branches.

Family

Timaliidae

Group

Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies

Range

Indian Scimitar-Babbler Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lankan forests

Population

≈ 500K–5M

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