Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestDomed nestSmall · 34 g
About the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler
The red-billed scimitar-babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Northeast India, Southeast Asia and adjacent parts of southern China. It has a long reddish-orange decurved bill that is typical of scimitar-babblers, a rather long white supercilium, and brown upperparts and tail. Sexes are similar.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in January · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Black-crowned Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosusThe black-crowned scimitar babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.
Sunda Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus bornensisThe Sunda scimitar babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.
Brown-crowned Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus phayreiThe brown-crowned scimitar babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.
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