Taiwan Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus)
About the Taiwan Scimitar Babbler
The Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus) 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. 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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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 83 recordings for this species: 67 CC BY-NC-SA · 16 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Taiwan (China) in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Indian Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldiirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.