Babblers, Scimitar Babblers

Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus melanurus

The Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus melanurus) is a 43 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Babblers, Scimitar Babblers

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

43 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in Sri Lanka.

Where to see it: Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka); Uda Walawe NP (Sri Lanka); Yala National Park (General) (Sri Lanka); Bundala NP (General) (Sri Lanka).

Photo: (c) Megan Crewe, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist