Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler

Erythrogenys mcclellandi

Least Concern

The Spot-breasted 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

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

Population

≈ 500K–5M

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