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Revision as of 15:30, 26 September 2009
Alternative names: Indochinese Wren Babbler; Danjou's Babbler; Naung Mung Scimitar Babbler (naungmungensis)
- Jabouilleia danjoui
Identification
With 18 - 19 cm a medium-sized babbler1:
- Brown above, buff and white below
- Long, black, decurved bill
- Greyish-brown ear-coverts
- Brown to black moustachial and malar lines
- White throat
Naungmungensis is much darker than parvirostris and nominate.
Distribution
Mainly in Vietnam and adjacent southern Laos. Subspecies naungmungensis is found in Myanmar, in the Naung Mung area in Kachin State.
Restricted range species, generally uncommon but common locally, eg Bach Ma National Park or Ho Ke Go Nature Reserve.
Taxonomy
Usually three subspecies are recognized:
- J. d. danjoui in S Vietnam
- J. d. parvirostris in Central Vietnam and adjacent S Laos
- J. d. naungmungensis in N Myanmar (Kachin State)
The species is sometimes also placed in the genus Rimator and named Indochinese Wren Babbler1. Clements2 leaves it in Jabouilleia but he accepts naungmungensis as full species, Naung Mung Scimitar Babbler Jabouilleia nangmungensis.
Habitat
Primary and secondary broadleaf evergreen forest. Also found in rocky areas, up to 2100m.
Behaviour
Believed to feed on invertebrates, foraging on the ground or just above, in dense vegetation. Usually found single, in pairs or small family parties.
Breeds from January to April in Vietnam, lays 2 eggs. No other data.
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References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Short-tailed Scimitar Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Short-tailed_Scimitar_Babbler
