Slender-billed scimitar babbler explained

The slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris) is a passerine bird in the Old World babbler family. It is found from the Himalayas to north-western Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The slender-billed scimitar babbler was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Xiphirhynchus. It was moved to Pomatorhinus based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study of the babblers published in 2009 that showed that it nested within a clade with other members of Pomatorhinus.^{[1] [2]}

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Xiphirhynchus superciliaris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
• Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Notes and References

1. Gelang . M. . Cibois . A. . Pasquet . E. . Olsson . U. . Alström . P. . Ericson . P.G.P. . 2009 . Phylogeny of babblers (Aves, Passeriformes): major lineages, family limits and classification . Zoologica Scripta . 38 . 3 . 225–236 . 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00374.x . 21691730 .
2. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2016 . Babblers & fulvettas . World Bird List Version 6.4 . International Ornithologists' Union . 15 December 2016 .