Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler
Pomatorhinus melanurus
Least concern
Stand-in photo: Punitha Satharasinnghe, CC BY-SA 4.0
Look again
Named for its bill. Pairs sing in such close duet that one bird can sound like two, or two like one.
Field marks
Long down-curved yellow bill, white throat and breast, dark mask and a pale eyebrow.
Family
Timaliidae
Group
Babblers and laughingthrushes
Habitat
Dry-zone forest, Hill and cloud forest, Wet-zone rainforest
Where to look
Sinharaja, Kitulgala, Nuwara Eliya
Length
About 22 cm
IUCN status
Least concern
