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Red-billed Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps
Red-billed Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Red-billed Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) is a member of the Timaliidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 34 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Timaliidae Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
- Genus Pomatorhinus
- Species ochraceiceps
Quick facts
- Weight
- 34 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-billed Scimitar Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Red-billed Scimitar Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-billed Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Southeast Asia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 34 g, with a wing length of about 9.3 cm and a tail of around 10.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 663,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler?
The Red-billed Scimitar Babbler is a small bird that weighs around 34 g.
Where does the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler live?
The Red-billed Scimitar Babbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Southeast Asia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler belong to?
The Red-billed Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps) belongs to the Timaliidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler eat?
The Red-billed Scimitar Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler migrate?
The Red-billed Scimitar Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler make?
1 real field recording of the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Red-billed Scimitar Babbler's range?
The Red-billed Scimitar Babbler has a mapped global range of about 663,000 km².
Conservation
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