Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler (Erythrogenys erythrocnemis)

Other Names (World)
Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler, Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler, Black-necklaced Scimitar Babbler

Family
Timaliidae (Scimitar-babblers And Allies)

Size
22.50 - 24 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1863

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From 50 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Taiwan (China) (B) (NB).

Taiwan.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011) and decreasing.

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (27)...)

Black-necklaced Scimitar Babbler (Erythrogenys erythrocnemis) [XC610162]
by Jerome Chie-Jen Ko from Taiwan, Nantou County, Taiwan Province, Taiwan (song)

Black-necklaced Scimitar Babbler (Erythrogenys erythrocnemis) [XC412920]
by Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai) from Mt. Hehuan Service Station, Taroko National Park, Taiwan, Taiwan (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys), Black-streaked Scimitar-babbler (Erythrogenys gravivox), Spot-breasted Scimitar-babbler (Erythrogenys mcclellandi) and Grey-sided Scimitar-babbler (Erythrogenys swinhoei) following Collar (2006).

Forms a species group, and has commonly been treated as conspecific, with Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys), Spot-breasted Scimitar-babbler (Erythrogenys mcclellandi), Black-streaked Scimitar-babbler (Erythrogenys gravivox) and Grey-sided Scimitar-babbler (Erythrogenys swinhoei), all having similar plumage.

References
See References.

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