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Erythrogenys mcclellandi
Diet
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest
Range
Eastern Himalaya and western Myanmar
The spot-breasted scimitar babbler is a babbler of the family Timaliidae found in the Eastern Himalaya and western Myanmar, in subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest. It is threatened by the bioaccumulation of mercury in its feathers (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 treats it as an Eastern Himalayan endemic and rates it a Moderate conservation priority, a resident of grassland and scrub with a Restricted range of about 29,700 km² and insufficient data on trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).