Bird group

Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies

58 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Bar-winged Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis troglodytoides
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Bar-winged Wren-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South…

Bare-headed Laughingthrush
Melanocichla calva
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Bare-headed Laughingthrush is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South…

Black Laughingthrush
Melanocichla lugubris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black Laughingthrush is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and…

Black-chinned Babbler
Cyanoderma pyrrhops
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Black-chinned Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and…

Black-crowned Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Black-crowned Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent…

Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler
Erythrogenys erythrocnemis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of Sundaland forests, including…

Black-streaked Scimitar-Babbler
Erythrogenys gravivox
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-streaked Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of Sundaland forests, including…

Black-throated Babbler
Stachyris nigricollis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-throated Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest undergrowth…

Bold-striped Tit-Babbler
Mixornis bornensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bold-striped Tit-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest…

Brown Tit-Babbler
Macronus striaticeps
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Brown Tit-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of Sundaland forests, including Sumatra, Java, and…

Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus phayrei
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent…

Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler
Stachyris roberti
Near Threatened≈ 2.5K–10K

The Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent…

Chestnut-capped Babbler
Chestnut-capped Babbler
Timalia pileata
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Chestnut-capped Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest…

Chestnut-rumped Babbler
Stachyris maculata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chestnut-rumped Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest…

Chestnut-winged Babbler
Cyanoderma erythropterum
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chestnut-winged Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of Sundaland forests, including Sumatra, Java,…

Chin Hills Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis oatesi
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Chin Hills Wren-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South…

Crescent-chested Babbler
Cyanoderma melanothorax
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Crescent-chested Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of Sundaland forests, including Sumatra,…

Dark-fronted Babbler
Dumetia atriceps
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Dark-fronted Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest undergrowth…

Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler
Macronus ptilosus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of Sundaland forests, including Sumatra,…

Golden Babbler
Cyanoderma chrysaeum
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Golden Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and…

Gray-bellied Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis reptatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-bellied Wren-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South…

Gray-cheeked Tit-Babbler
Mixornis flavicollis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-cheeked Tit-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South…

Gray-faced Tit-Babbler
Mixornis kelleyi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-faced Tit-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and…

Gray-headed Babbler
Stachyris poliocephala
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-headed Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest undergrowth…

Gray-hooded Babbler
Cyanoderma bicolor
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-hooded Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of Sundaland forests, including Sumatra, Java, and…

Gray-sided Scimitar-Babbler
Erythrogenys swinhoei
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-sided Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of Sundaland forests, including Sumatra,…

Gray-throated Babbler
Stachyris nigriceps
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Gray-throated Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest undergrowth…

Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Indian Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lankan…

Javan Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus montanus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Javan Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of Sundaland forests, including Sumatra, Java,…

Kangean Tit-Babbler
Mixornis prillwitzi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Kangean Tit-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Philippine islands. It works through dense…

Large Scimitar-Babbler
Erythrogenys hypoleucos
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Large Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and…

Mishmi Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis badeigularis
Near Threatened≈ 1.5K–7K

The Mishmi Wren-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and…

Naga Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis chocolatinus
Vulnerable≈ 2.5K–10K

The Naga Wren-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and…

Nonggang Babbler
Stachyris nonggangensis
Endangered≈ 2.5K-10K

The Nonggang Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and…

Pale-throated Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis kinneari
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pale-throated Wren-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South…

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
Mixornis gularis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Pin-striped Tit-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest…

Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent…

Red-eyed Scimitar-Babbler
Erythrogenys imberbis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Red-eyed Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of Sundaland forests, including Sumatra,…

Rufous-capped Babbler
Cyanoderma ruficeps
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Rufous-capped Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and…

Rufous-fronted Babbler
Cyanoderma rufifrons
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Rufous-fronted Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and…

Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis caudatus
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent…

Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler
Erythrogenys erythrogenys
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

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

Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler
Stachyris humei
Near Threatened≈ 2.5K–15K

The Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent…

Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus superciliaris
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent…

Snowy-throated Babbler
Stachyris oglei
Near Threatened≈ 2.5K–10K

The Snowy-throated Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and…

Sooty Babbler
Stachyris herberti
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sooty Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest undergrowth and…

Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
Erythrogenys mcclellandi
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent…

Spot-necked Babbler
Stachyris strialata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Spot-necked Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest undergrowth…

Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus melanurus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lankan…

Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus ruficollis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent…

Sunda Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus bornensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sunda Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of Sundaland forests, including Sumatra, Java,…

Taiwan Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus musicus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Taiwan Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of Taiwan. It works through dense vegetation…

Tawny-bellied Babbler
Dumetia hyperythra
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Tawny-bellied Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest undergrowth…

Tawny-breasted Wren-Babbler
Spelaeornis longicaudatus
Near Threatened≈ 2.5K–15K

The Tawny-breasted Wren-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent…

White-bibbed Babbler
Stachyris thoracica
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-bibbed Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest undergrowth…

White-breasted Babbler
Stachyris grammiceps
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-breasted Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest undergrowth…

White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The White-browed Scimitar-Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent…

White-necked Babbler
Stachyris leucotis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-necked Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest undergrowth…