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The Taiwan scimitar babbler is a small (16–21 cm, 40 g) scimitar babbler. The upperparts are dark grey-brown, the underparts are white on the throat and the upper breast, with strong rusty brown or greyish streaks from the lower part of the throat to blackish on the flanks. The head has a broad black facial mask and black bridle, chestnut brown neck, white eyebrow line and black eyes.
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When to see the Taiwan Scimitar Babbler
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Taiwan Scimitar Babbler
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Taiwan Scimitar Babbler
The Taiwan scimitar babbler is a bird in the family Timaliidae, the Old World babblers. It is endemic to Taiwan. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1859. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the streak-breasted scimitar babbler. Its population is declining, but not rapidly enough for it to be considered vulnerable.
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Easily confused with
Indian Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldiiThe most distinctive feature of this 22 cm long bird is the long down-curved yellow bill which is blackish at the base of the upper mandible.
Streak-breasted Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollisThe streak-breasted scimitar babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.
White-browed Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus schisticepsThe white-browed scimitar babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.
Side by side: Indian Scimitar Babbler vs Taiwan Scimitar Babbler
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