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Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus spp.) ID please - Voliere Mythenquai in Zuri

Probably Orange-billed Scimitar-babbler (P. ochraceiceps)

Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus spp.) ID please - Voliere Mythenquai in Zuri
Tomek, 17 Aug 2013
    • Tomek
      Probably Orange-billed Scimitar-babbler (P. ochraceiceps)
    • condor
      This is a coral-billed scimitar-babbler, P.ferrruginosus. Compared to orange-billed (aka red-billed), notice the fine black edge above the white eyebrow and the relatively stubby beak.
      It has been proposed (Reddy and Moyle 2011: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society) that the coral-billed should be split into several species, but some of the resulting "species" are extremely similar and the split has not yet been recognized by other authorities.
    • Tomek
      Thank you!
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