Monday 28 August 2017

Sunda Scimitar-babbler

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Timaliidae (Scimitar-babblers and allies)
Sunda Scimitar-babbler
Pomatorhinus bornensis
巽他钩嘴鹛 (xùn-tā gōu-zuǐ méi)

    Malay : Kekicau-Melengkung Bercelak Melayu
    Japanese : セアカマルハシ (se-aka maru-hashi)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 背赤丸嘴



Taxonomy update for 2022
Chestnut-backed Scimitar-babbler is split into two species based on differences
in plumage, vocalizations. and habitat/elevation (Eaton et al. 2016).

Therefore the polytypic group Chestnut-backed Scimitar-babbler (Sunda)
Pomatorhinus montanus bornensis/occidentalis, with subspecies
bornensis and occidentalis, becomes Sunda Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus bornensis; and the polytypic group Chestnut-backed Scimitar-babbler (Javan)
Pomatorhinus montanus montanus/ottolanderi, with subspecies montanus and ottolanderi, becomes Javan Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus Montanus. :

- Sunda Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus bornensis)
- Javan Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus montanus)


    Size : 19–21 cm

    Subspecies (2) and Distribution
  • Pomatorhinus bornensis occidentalis (Robinson & Kloss, 1923)
    – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Bangka Island.
  • Pomatorhinus bornensis bornensis (Cabanis, 1851)
    – Borneo.

Pomatorhinus bornensis ssp. occidentalis
Date : 07 October 2018
Location : Talang, Daerah Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan


Pomatorhinus bornensis ssp. occidentalis
Date : 26 August 2017
Location : Hutan Simpan Lenggor, Daerah Mersing, Johor

Pomatorhinus bornensis ssp. occidentalis
Date : 26 August 2017
Location : Hutan Simpan Lenggor, Daerah Mersing, Johor


Pomatorhinus bornensis ssp. occidentalis
Date : 26 August 2017
Location : Hutan Simpan Lenggor, Daerah Mersing, Johor

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