About the Sunda Scimitar Babbler
The Sunda scimitar babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is endemic to Sumatra, Borneo, and Malaysia. The Sunda scimitar babbler and the Javan scimitar babbler were previously grouped together as the chestnut-backed scimitar babbler. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Slender-billed Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus superciliarisThe slender-billed scimitar babbler is a passerine bird in the Old World babbler family.
Red-billed Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus ochraceicepsThe red-billed scimitar-babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.
Black-crowned Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosusThe black-crowned scimitar babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.
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