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Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler

Babblers, Laughingthrushes & White-eyes

Photo: (c) Rejoice Gassah, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY (May be cropped or resized)

Erythrogenys mcclellandi

Basic stats

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).

Quick answers

What does the Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler eat?
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
What habitat does the Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler live in?
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest
Where is the Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler found?
Eastern Himalaya and western Myanmar
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