Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler

Erythrogenys erythrogenys

Least Concern

The Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and Southeast Asian mountain 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

Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and Southeast Asian mountain forests

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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