Birds of India - The New Synopsis

A complete checklist of bird species and subspecies found in India

Passeriformes (Perching Birds)

Timaliidae (Scimitar Babblers and allies)

• Timalia Horsfield, 1821 Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1) 13 p.150 Timalia pileata Horsfield, 1821; Type by monotypy
  • 942. Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata Horsfield, 1821
    Original Description: Timalia pileata Horsfield, 1821 Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1), 13 p.151
    Alternative Names: Red-capped Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 942a. Timalia pileata bengalensis Godwin-Austen, 1872 [HB#1229]
      Original Description: T[imalia]. Bengalensis Godwin-Austen, 1872 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 41, Part 2, N° 2 p.143 (in text) (Khasi hills, Meghalaya)
      Taxonomy: Includes arundicola Koelz 1952 from Karong, Manipur.
      Distribution: Uttarakhand, adjoining terai in Uttar Pradesh, S W Bengal, Odisha (locally), Brahmaputra plains of Assam and E Arunachal, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur valley, Mizoram, and Tripura.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1895.7.14.1894 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, ROM, USNM, YPM, BNHM
  
  
• Dumetia Blyth, 1852 Catalogue of the birds in the Museum Asiatic Society p.140 Timalia hyperythra Franklin, 1831; Type by subsequent designation (Gray, 1855, Catalogue of the genera and subgenera of birds contained in the British Museum, p.45)
  • 943. Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra (Franklin, 1831)
    Alternative Names: Rufous-bellied Babbler D. h. hyperythra, White-throated Babbler D. h. albogularis & D. h. abuensis
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 943a. Dumetia hyperythra hyperythra (Franklin, 1831) [HB#1222]
      Original Description: Timalia hyperythra Franklin, 1831 Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 no.10 p.118 (Ganga near Varanasi)
      Distribution: E Himachal, Punjab, along the sub-Himalayan tracts of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, Gangetic plains, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, W Bengal, Chhattisgarh, E Maharashtra, Telangana, NE Karnataka, and NE Andhra.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, MCZ, USNM, HYD
      Notes: Its presence in N Bengal (AR2001) not verified.
    • 943b. Dumetia hyperythra albogularis (Blyth, 1847) [HB#1221]
      Original Description: M[alacocercus]. (?) albogularis Blyth, 1847 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 16, N° 5 p.453 (in text) (Mysuru)
      Taxonomy: Includes abuensis Harington 1915 of Mount Abu, SE Rajasthan and navarroi Abdulali 1959 of Khandala, NW Ghats. Intergradation zones with the nominate subspecies in Jalna and Nallamala (AR2001). Type specimen lost (Sclater 1892, Ibis 34 (1): 72).
      Distribution: E Rajasthan, Gujarat, W Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka till C Karnataka till about Hampi, CE Ghats in Nallamala, further south till the southern tip of Tamil Nadu – avoids most parts of SW coastal strip where it occurs locally.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, RBINS, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, USNM, YPM, TNHM, MYS, FTLB
  
  
  • 944. Dark-fronted Babbler Dumetia atriceps (Jerdon, 1839)
    Alternative Names: Black-headed Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 944a. Dumetia atriceps atriceps (Jerdon, 1839) [HB#1224]
      Original Description: B[rachypteryx]. atriceps Jerdon, 1839 Madras Journal of Literature and Science 10 p.250 (Wayanad)
      Distribution: W Ghats from Pune region (locally), from SW Maharashtra, Goa till Palakkad gap including Nilgiri hills – also locally in W coastal plains.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, AMNH, FMNH, TNHM, MYS
      Notes: Its presence in Biligirirangans not verified.
    • 944b. Dumetia atriceps bourdilloni (Hume, 1876) [HB#1225]
      Original Description: Alcippe Bourdilloni Hume, 1876 Stray Feathers Vol. 4, N° 4, 5 & 6 p.485-486 (Mynall, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala)
      Distribution: SW Ghats south of Palakkad gap including Palani, Varusanadu, and Alagarkovil hills.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.10.1.6531 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, TNHM
      Notes: Subspecies identity of Alagarkovil hills not established but presumed to be this subspecies on range (Narayanan 2015, IB 12 (4&5): 126).
  
  
• Mixornis Blyth, 1842 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 11 pt2 no.128 p.794,note Timalia chloris Blyth, 1842; Type by original designation = Motacilla rubicapilla Tickell, 1833
  • 945. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis (Horsfield, 1822)
    Original Description: Timalia gularis Horsfield, 1822 Zoological researches in Java, and the neighbouring islands no.3 pl.43, text cdP
    Alternative Names: Yellow-breasted Babbler; [Striped Tit Babbler]
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 945a. Mixornis gularis rubicapilla (Tickell, 1833) [HB#1228]
      Original Description: M[otacilla]. Rubicapilla Tickell, 1833 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 2, N° 23 p.576 (Manbhum and Singhbhum Districts, Jharkhand [=Jungles of Borabhum and Dholbhum])
      Taxonomy: As per RA2012, birds in the Assam plains are closer to sulphurea Rippon 1900 of Myanmar. However, photographs do not seem to suggest this; individual variations exist. Includes mayri Koelz 1951 from Sukna, Darjeeling district, N Bengal and assamicus Koelz 1951 from Tura, Garo hills, Meghalaya.
      Distribution: SE Uttarakhand, N Uttar Pradesh, N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, Assam, and all hill states of NE India. Nearly disjunct in Chota Nagpur plateau of Jharkhand, adjoining W Bengal, NE Ghats of Odisha, S Chhattisgarh, and NE Andhra; a tiny disjunct population in extreme NE Tamil Nadu (Masinagudi) and SE Karnataka (Nagarhole – historically at least).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MYS
      Notes: See Praveen et al. (2005, Newsletter for Ornithologists 1 (3): 43) on the population from S India.
  
  
• Cyanoderma Salvadori, 1874 Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (1) 5 p.213 Timalia erythroptera Blyth, 1842; Type by original designation
  • 946. Golden Babbler Cyanoderma chrysaeum (Blyth, 1844)
    Alternative Names: Golden-headed Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 946a. Cyanoderma chrysaeum chrysaeum (Blyth, 1844) [HB#1212]
      Original Description: St[achyris]. chrysæa Blyth, 1844 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13 p.379
      Taxonomy: Includes chrysocoma Koelz 1954 from Karong, Manipur.
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, and Manipur.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, RBINS, UMMZ, FMNH, YPM
    • 946b. Cyanoderma chrysaeum binghami (Rippon, 1904) [HB#1213]
      Original Description: Stachyris binghami Rippon, 1904 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 14 p.84
      Taxonomy: Includes crocina Koelz 1954 from Sangau, Mizo hills.
      Distribution: Mizoram only.
      Specimens: BNHS, UMMZ, FMNH
  
  
  • 947. Rufous-fronted Babbler Cyanoderma rufifrons (Hume, 1873)
    Original Description: Stachyris rufifrons Hume, 1873 Stray Feathers 1, p.479
    Alternative Names: Buff-chested Babbler C. r. ambiguum; Red-fronted Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 947a. Cyanoderma rufifrons ambiguum (Harington, 1915) [HB#1209]
      Original Description: Stachyrhidopsis rufifrons ambigua Harington, 1915 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 23 p.628,631 (Gunjung, Assam)
      Taxonomy: Until recently, accorded species status as C. ambiguum. Extralimital C. r. pallescens (Ticehurst, 1932) of W Myanmar or intergrades with that may occur in Mizoram; further study needed.
      Distribution: N Bengal (historical), Assam, Arunachal, and all NE hill states; disjunctly in NE Ghats of Odisha (Similipal), NE Andhra (Visakhapatnam hills), and adjoining Chhattisgarh.
      Type Specimen: AMNH#589896 (Holotype).
      Specimens: NHMUK, AMNH, UMMZ, FMNH, YPM
  
  
  • 948. Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops (Blyth, 1844) [HB#1211]
    Original Description: St[achyris]. pyrrhops Blyth, 1844 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13 p.379
    Taxonomy: Includes ochrops Koelz 1954 from Kotla, Kangra district, Himachal.
    Alternative Names: Red-billed Babbler
    Distribution: W Himalaya from Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal, adjoining Punjab and Haryana, as well as Uttarakhand.
    Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, YPM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: May occur in N W Bengal.
  
  
  • 949. Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps (Blyth, 1847)
    Alternative Names: Red-headed Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 949a. Cyanoderma ruficeps ruficeps (Blyth, 1847) [HB#1210]
      Original Description: Stachyris ruficeps Blyth, 1847 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16 p.452 (Darjeeling)
      Taxonomy: Taxonomic validity of rufipectus Koelz 1954 questionable (RA2012) and often (e.g., AR2001) considered synonymous with the nominate subspecies.
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal till Mishmi hills and Walong and adjoining Assam (e.g., Nameri). Also, SE Arunachal, C and E Assam south of Brahmaputra, and all the NE hill states.
      Type Specimen: ZSI#35435 (Holotype).
      Specimens: ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, MCZ, YPM
      Notes: Previous reports from Odisha (AR2001) due to misidentified C ambiguum (RA2012).
  
  
• Spelaeornis David & Oustalet, 1877 Les oiseaux de la Chine 1 p.228 Pnoepyga troglodytoides J. Verreaux, 1871; Type by subsequent designation (Sharpe, 1882, Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum, 6, p.264)
  • 950. Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis caudatus (Blyth, 1845) [HB#1200]
    Original Description: T[esia]. caudata Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14 p.588 (Darjeeling)
    Taxonomy: Type specimen was once reported as lost (Sclater 1892, Ibis 34 (1): 72) but apparently, a syntype is still there in ZSI (Shaktivel et al. 2011, Catalogue of type specimens (Aves) of National Zoological Collections of the Zoological Survey of India p. 39).
    Alternative Names: Tailed Wren Babbler
    Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, W and C Arunachal (Talley valley).
    Type Specimen: ZSI#35432 (Holotype).
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, YPM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Endemic: Eastern Himalaya.
    Notes: NE Arunachal report mentioned in RA2012 not traced.
  
  
  • 951. Mishmi Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis badeigularis Ripley, 1948 [HB#1201]
    Original Description: Spelaeornis badeigularis Ripley, 1948 Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 61 p.103 (Dreyi, Mishmi hills, E Arunachal)
    Alternative Names: Rusty-throated Wren Babbler
    Distribution: Mishimi hills till Anini region in the north.
    Type Specimen: USNM#390335 (Holotype).
    Specimens: USNM
    IUCN: Near Threatened. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-I.
    Endemic: Eastern Himalaya.
    Notes: May occur around Udayak pass in Lohit district as the type locality lies adjacent to it. Recently discovered from S Tibet not far from the Tsangpo bend and hence not strictly an endemic to India.
  
  
  • 952. Bar-winged Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis troglodytoides (Verreaux, 1871)
    Original Description: Pnoepyga troglodytoides Verreaux, 1871 Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Bulletin 6 p.34
    Alternative Names: Spotted Long-tailed Wren Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-I.
    • 952a. Spelaeornis troglodytoides sherriffi Kinnear, 1934 [HB#1205]
      Original Description: Spelaeornis souliei sherriffi Kinnear, 1934 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 54 p.107
      Distribution: W Arunachal in Dafla hills.
      Notes: Subspecies assumed on range as this is found in Bhutan.
    • 952b. Spelaeornis troglodytoides indiraji Ripley et al., 1991
      Original Description: Spelaeornis troglodytoides indiraji Ripley et al., 1991 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 111 (1) p.21 (Lone camp, Upper Noa-Dihing valley, Arunachal)
      Distribution: SE Arunachal in Upper Noa-Dihing valley.
      Type Specimen: USNM#585852 (Holotype).
      Specimens: ZSI, USNM
    • 952c. Spelaeornis troglodytoides souliei Oustalet, 1898
      Original Description: Spelaeornis Souliei Oustalet, 1898 Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 4 (6) p.257-258
      Distribution: Mechuka [=Pachakshri] in Subansiri basin and Mishmi hills (Arunachal).
      Specimens: NHMUK
      Notes: Ludlow & Kinnear (1944, Ibis 86 (2): 178) reported this subspecies (Field #4020-24) from Pachakshri and hence included by RA2012 (though not in AR2001). Eastern and western limits of this taxon with respect to other subspecies is not worked out and Mishmi hills birds tentatively assigned here.
  
  
  • 953. Naga Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis chocolatinus (Godwin-Austen & Walden, 1875) [HB#1203]
    Original Description: Pnoepyga chocolatina Godwin-Austen & Walden, 1875 Ibis p.252 (Kedimai, Manipur)
    Taxonomy: Includes nagaensis Ripley 1951 from Mount Japvo, Naga hills. Presence of this species in the Barail range, Cachar, requires further study. Baker (1892, Ibis 34 (1): 62) described a new species as Elachura haplonota from Hangrum, Barail range which he collected from its nest which Ticehurst (1939, Ibis 81 (2): 348) synonymised with this species – and the specimen remains untraced in the ZSI collection. Population in Upper Noa-Dihing valley in SE Arunachal.was previously considered as Grey-bellied Wren Babbler S reptatus Bingham 1903 but now believed to be a new taxon (Praveen et al. 2022, IB 18 (4): 109). Only one specimen from India known (USNM #585851) of this population; the other purportedly in BNHS not locatable.
    Alternative Names: Streaked Long-tailed Wren Babbler
    Distribution: Naga and N Manipur hills.
    Type Specimen: NHMUK#1895.7.14.1190 (Holotype).
    Specimens: ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, YPM
    IUCN: Vulnerable. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-I.
    Endemic: Eastern Himalaya.
    Notes: Sight record of Spelaeornis from Hotsprings, NE Arunachal (Singh 1995, FT 10: 70) not evaluated.
  
  
  • 954. Chin Hills Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis oatesi (Rippon, 1904) [HB#1204]
    Original Description: Urocichla oatesi Rippon, 1904 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 14 p.83
    Taxonomy: An NHMUK specimen similar to this taxon from SW Nagaland as per RA2012. Situation not further studied.
    Alternative Names: Chin Hills Long-tailed Wren Babbler
    Distribution: Murlen and Phawngpui in E Mizo hills.
    Specimens: UMMZ, FMNH
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-II.
  
  
  • 955. Tawny-breasted Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis longicaudatus (Moore, 1854) [HB#1202]
    Original Description: Pnoëpyga longicaudata Moore, 1854 A catalogue of the birds in The Museum of the Hononrable East-India Company 1 p.398 (Khasi hills, Meghalaya)
    Taxonomy: Its presence in adjoining Cachar unresolved.
    Alternative Names: Long-tailed Wren Babbler
    Distribution: Khasi hills and locally in W Jaintia hills in Meghalaya.
    Type Specimen: NHMUK#1880.1.1.2582 (Holotype).
    Specimens: NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, USNM, YPM
    IUCN: Near Threatened. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-I.
    Endemic: Eastern Himalaya.
  
  
• Pomatorhinus Horsfield, 1821 Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1) 13 p.164 Pomatorhinus montanus Horsfield, 1821; Type by monotypy
  • 956. Black-crowned Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ferruginosus Blyth, 1845 [HB#1186]
    Original Description: P[omatorhinus]. ferruginosus Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14 p.597 (Darjeeling)
    Alternative Names: Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler (with P. phayrei)
    Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, and Arunachal till Mishmi hills and Lohit valley.
    Type Specimen: ZSI#30020 (Syntype).
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, MCZ, ROM, USNM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
  
  
  • 957. Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus phayrei Blyth, 1847
    Alternative Names: Phayre's Scimitar Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 957a. Pomatorhinus phayrei phayrei Blyth, 1847 [HB#1187]
      Original Description: P[omatorhinus]. Phayrei Blyth, 1847 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 16, N° 5 p.452 (in text)
      Taxonomy: Includes formosus Koelz, 1952 from Tura peak, Garo hills after Reddy & Moyle (2011); but if that subspecies is recognised, then only Mizoram birds will be considered phayrei.
      Distribution: Nagaland, Meghalaya (Garo and Khasi hills), Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH
    • 957b. Pomatorhinus phayrei stanfordi Ticehurst, 1935 [HB#1186a]
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus ferruginosus stanfordi Ticehurst, 1935 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 55 p.178
      Taxonomy: Includes namdapha Ripley 1980 from Upper Noa-Dihing valley.
      Distribution: SE Arunachal (Namdapha and Noa-Dihing valley).
      Specimens: BNHS
  
  
  • 958. Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps Walden, 1873
    Original Description: Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps Walden, 1873 The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (4), 12 p.487
    Alternative Names: Long-billed Scimitar Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 958a. Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps stenorhynchus Godwin-Austen, 1877 [HB#1189]
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus stenorhynchus Godwin-Austen, 1877 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 46, Part 2, N° 1 p.43-44 (Near Sadiya, Assam)
      Distribution: Arunachal – in lower ranges of Dafla and Mishmi hills as well as Lohit valley – sporadically in intervening areas.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1888.4.20.727 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, AMNH, MCZ, USNM
    • 958b. Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps austeni Hume, 1881 [HB#1190]
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus austeni Hume, 1881 Stray Feathers Vol. 10, N° 1, 2 & 3 p.152-153 (E Manipur)
      Distribution: SE Arunachal (Namdapha region and Patkai hills), Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.10.1.3569 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, USNM, YPM
  
  
  • 959. Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus superciliaris (Blyth, 1842)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 959a. Pomatorhinus superciliaris superciliaris (Blyth, 1842) [HB#1191]
      Original Description: X[iphirhynchus]. superciliaris Blyth, 1842 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 11 p.176 (Darjeeling)
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, and Arunachal roughly till about Siang river in C Arunachal.
      Type Specimen: ZSI#30017 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, FMNH, YPM, BNHM
    • 959b. Pomatorhinus superciliaris intextus (Ripley, 1948) [HB#1192]
      Original Description: Xiphirhynchus superciliaris intextus Ripley, 1948 Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 61 (18) p.105 (Dreyi, Mishmi hills)
      Taxonomy: Includes arquatellus Koelz 1954 from Blue Mountain, Mizo hills.
      Distribution: Arunachal (Mishmi hills, Walong region, Noa-Dihing valley), Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Type Specimen: USNM#400920 (Holotype).
      Specimens: ZSI, UMMZ, USNM
      Notes: Presence in Khasi and Cachar hills not investigated.
  
  
  • 960. Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis Hodgson, 1836
    Alternative Names: Rufous-necked Scimitar Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 960a. Pomatorhinus ruficollis ruficollis Hodgson, 1836 [HB#1178]
      Original Description: [Pomatorhinus] Ruficollis Hodgson, 1836 Asiatic Researches; or, Transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal, for enquiring into the history, the antiquities, the arts and sciences, and literature of Asia 19 p.182
      Distribution: C and E Uttarakhand.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, MCZ, USNM, YPM
    • 960b. Pomatorhinus ruficollis godwini Kinnear, 1944 [HB#1179]
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus ruficollis godwini Kinnear, 1944 Ibis 86 (1) p.79
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, BNHM
      Notes: Populations west of Dafla hills in Arunachal (Talle valley, Mishmi hills, Mechuka, Lohit valley) have not been taxonomically sampled but parked here.
    • 960c. Pomatorhinus ruficollis bakeri Harington, 1914 [HB#1180]
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus ruficollis bakeri Harington, 1914 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 23 p.336 (Shillong, Khasia hills, Meghalaya)
      Taxonomy: Includes recter Koelz 1954 from Blue Mountain, Mizo hills.
      Distribution: SE Arunachal (Upper Noa-Dihing valley, Changlang), Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.10.1.3610 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, YPM
      Notes: SE Arunachal population tentatively parked here.
  
  
  • 961. White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps Hodgson, 1836
    Alternative Names: Slaty-headed Scimitar Babbler (with P. horsfieldii & P. melanurus)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 961a. Pomatorhinus schisticeps leucogaster Gould, 1838 [HB#1168]
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus leucogaster Gould, 1838 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part V p.137 (Shimla)
      Taxonomy: Includes pinwilli Sharpe 1883 from NW Himalaya.
      Distribution: W Himalaya from Jammu, Himachal, adjoining Punjab and Haryana, and extending east till W Uttarakhand (Garhwal region).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, MCZ, USNM
    • 961b. Pomatorhinus schisticeps schisticeps Hodgson, 1836 [HB#1169]
      Original Description: [Pomatorhinus] Schisticeps Hodgson, 1836 Asiatic Researches; or, Transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal, for enquiring into the history, the antiquities, the arts and sciences, and literature of Asia 19 p.181
      Taxonomy: Includes assamensis Blyth 1847 from Khasi hills (restricted by Ri1961).
      Distribution: E Uttarakhand (Kumaon region), N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal till about Siang river, W and C Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Tripura – disjointly in Sundarbans (S W Bengal).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM
    • 961c. Pomatorhinus schisticeps salimalii Ripley, 1948 [HB#1170]
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus montanus sálimalii Ripley, 1948 Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 61 (18) p.101 (Tezu, Mishmi hills, Arunachal)
      Distribution: Mishmi hills, presumably also Lohit valley.
      Type Specimen: USNM#390314 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, USNM
      Notes: Eastern and western limits not worked out.
    • 961d. Pomatorhinus schisticeps cryptanthus Hartert, 1915 [HB#1171]
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus schisticeps cryptanthus Hartert, 1915 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 36 p.35 (Margherita, Assam)
      Distribution: SE Arunachal (Namdapha region) and E Assam.
      Type Specimen: AMNH#585712 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, AMNH, FMNH
    • 961e. Pomatorhinus schisticeps mearsi Ogilvie-Grant, 1905
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus mearsi Ogilvie-Grant, 1905 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 15 p.39
      Distribution: Mizoram.
      Specimens: UMMZ
      Notes: Exact distribution not worked out but likely that the nominate or intergrades with the present subspecies also occur in Mizoram.
  
  
  • 962. Indian Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii Sykes, 1832
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Endemic: Endemic to India.
    • 962a. Pomatorhinus horsfieldii obscurus Hume, 1872 [HB#1172]
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus Obscurus Hume, 1872 Stray Feathers Vol. 1, N° 1 p.7 (Mt. Abu)
      Distribution: SE Rajasthan (Mt. Abu region), E Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh till about Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh).
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.10.1.3508 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, FMNH
    • 962b. Pomatorhinus horsfieldii horsfieldii Sykes, 1832 [HB#1173]
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus Horsfieldii Sykes, 1832 Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 2 no.18 p.89 (Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra)
      Distribution: NW Ghats from Surat Dangs (Gujarat), W Maharashtra till about Goa and Londa (NW Karnataka) in the Ghats, extending to Deccan hillocks and Deccan transition zone in Karnataka, and entire S Karnataka including Kodagu, Biligirirangans, Mysuru, and Bengaluru regions – presumably further south to Melagiri, Satyamangala till Moyar valley and Thoppur pass. E Ghats from N Odisha (Similipal) till NE Andhra, Chhattisgarh, locally in Telangana, and E Maharashtra.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1880.1.1.1934 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, MYS, HYD
      Notes: Range approximate – overlapping regions with obscurus is insufficiently known. Contiguity of range from east to west and north to south are also unclear. Map in AR2001 incorrect for S India as it does not include any parts of Karnataka in its range (contra Ali & Whistler 1942, JBNHS 43 (3): 320).
    • 962c. Pomatorhinus horsfieldii travancoreensis Harington, 1914 [HB#1174]
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus horsfieldi travancoreensis Harington, 1914 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 23 p.333 (Peermade, Kerala)
      Distribution: W Ghats from Goa and N Karnataka till Kalakkad in S Tamil Nadu mostly along the western slopes – also including spur hills in Tamil Nadu like Nilgiris, Palanis, and Varusanadu hills; presumably in Sirumalai and Alagarkoil hills as well.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1910.5.11.145 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, USNM, YPM, TNHM
      Notes: Both this and the nominate subspecies occur in the W Ghats in Karnataka, presumably also in Wayanad (Kerala), on either side and may be intergrading. Populations in Sirumalai and Alagarkoil are likely this subspecies as that is the nearest proximal population. Intergradation zone with the nominate subspecies, if exists, would be around Moyar gorge.
    • 962d. Pomatorhinus horsfieldii maderaspatensis Whistler, 1936 [HB#1175]
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus horsfieldii maderaspatensis Whistler, 1936 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 38 p.699 (Kurumbapatti, Salem District, Tamil Nadu)
      Distribution: CE and SE Ghats from Amrabad plateau, Nallamala, Kadapa, and Tirumala in Andhra, extending to Tamil Nadu through Yelagiri, Jawadhu, Selverayan, Kalvarayan, and Kolli hills.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1937.12.21.27 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, FMNH, USNM
      Notes: Kalrayan and Kolli hills population not sampled taxonomically but geographically closer to this population than travancoreensis. Thoppur pass is likely to be limit for this population.
  
  
• Erythrogenys Baker, 1930 Bulletin Scientifique publié par l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 8 no.12 col.190 Pomatorhinus erythrogenys Vigors, 1831; Type by original designation
  • 963. Large Scimitar-Babbler Erythrogenys hypoleucos (Blyth, 1844)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 963a. Erythrogenys hypoleucos hypoleucos (Blyth, 1844) [HB#1185]
      Original Description: O[rthorhinus]. hypoleucos Blyth, 1844 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13 p.371
      Distribution: Lowland Assam in forests south of Brahmaputra from Guwahati till E Assam and adjoining SE Arunachal, and all NE hill states. Sporadic north of Brahmaputra – near Dafla hills (historical).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, BNHM
      Notes: Its distribution in Manas (Assam) and Miri hills (AR2001) not evaluated. The specimen of Godwin-Austen (1876, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 45 (2): 75) most certainly came from the terai region between Dirkang and Buroi rivers in present day Assam (not Dafla hills of Arunachal).
  
  
  • 964. Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys (Vigors, 1831)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 964a. Erythrogenys erythrogenys erythrogenys (Vigors, 1831) [HB#1181-1182]
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus erythrogenys Vigors, 1831 Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 no.14 p.173 (Shimla-Almora districts, W Himalaya)
      Taxonomy: Subspecies ferrugilatus Hodgson 1836 from Nepal is considered an intergrade of this with haringtoni (see Biswas 1962, JBNHS 59 (1): 203, AR2001, RA2012).
      Distribution: W Himalaya from Kashmir through Jammu, Himachal, adjoining Haryana, and Uttarakhand.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM
    • 964b. Erythrogenys erythrogenys haringtoni (Baker, 1914) [HB#1183]
      Original Description: Pomatorhinus haringtoni Baker, 1914 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 33 p.124 (Darjeeling)
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, and W Arunachal (Dafla hills).
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.10.1.3688 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, BNHM
  
  
  • 965. Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler Erythrogenys mcclellandi (Godwin-Austen, 1870) [HB#1184]
    Original Description: P[omatorhinus]. McClellandi Godwin-Austen, 1870 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 39, Part 2, N° 2 p. 103-104 (Nianglo, Dima Hasao district, Assam)
    Taxonomy: Includes erythrotis Koelz 1952 from Karong, Manipur.
    Distribution: Arunachal (Miri hills, Mishmi hills, and Namdapha), Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, and Mizoram.
    Type Specimen: NHMUK#1895.7.14.2315 (Syntype).
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, AMNH
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: Its presence in Cachar remains unresolved.
  
  
• Stachyris Hodgson, 1844 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13 p.379,note Stachyris nigriceps Blyth, 1844; Type by original designation
  • 966. Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps Blyth, 1844
    Alternative Names: Black-throated Babbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 966a. Stachyris nigriceps nigriceps Blyth, 1844 [HB#1214-1215]
      Original Description: St[achyris]. nigriceps Blyth, 1844 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13 p.378
      Taxonomy: Includes coei Ripley 1951 from Mishmi hills which is often considered intermediate between the nominate and coltarti Harington 1913 (RA2012).
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, W and C Arunachal till Mishmi hills, and the adjoining Assam south of it.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, LKO
    • 966b. Stachyris nigriceps coltarti Harington, 1913 [HB#1216]
      Original Description: Stachyris nigriceps coltarti Harington, 1913 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 33 p.61 (Margherita, Assam)
      Taxonomy: RA2012 recommends a review of subspecies in NE India.
      Distribution: SE Arunachal (Noa-Dihing valley and Patkai hills), E Assam, C Assam south of Brahmaputra, Nagaland, and Manipur.
      Type Specimen: AMNH#589662 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, USNM, YPM
    • 966c. Stachyris nigriceps spadix Ripley, 1948 [HB#1217]
      Original Description: Stachyris nigriceps spadix Ripley, 1948 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 68 (4) p.89 (Liasang, Assam)
      Taxonomy: Includes ravida Koelz 1954 from Sangau, Mizo hills; however, both ravida and spadix are sometimes treated as synonyms of coltarti (see AR2001, H&M4).
      Distribution: Meghalaya, Cachar, Tripura, and Mizoram.
      Type Specimen: AMNH#589672 (Holotype).
      Specimens: ZSI, AMNH, FMNH, YPM
  
  
  • 967. Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler Stachyris humei (Mandelli, 1873) [HB#1207]
    Original Description: Heterorhynchus Humei Mandelli, 1873 Stray Feathers 1 p.415 (Sikkim)
    Alternative Names: Blackish-breasted Babbler; Wedge-billed Wren/Wedge-billed Wren Babbler (with S. roberti)
    Distribution: N Bengal and W Arunachal.
    Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.9.1.2891 (Syntype).
    Specimens: NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH
    IUCN: Near Threatened. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-I.
    Endemic: Eastern Himalaya.
    Notes: Eastern limits of its range not worked out. Mishmi hills population is included in this species rather than S. roberti by RA2012 but all photographs are of S. roberti. Reports from 'Aka' (Abor?) hills, Balipara Frontier Tract (Nameri region) and Mishmi hills (pre-1879), not evaluated here. However, it is present in S Tibet immediately north of Dibang valley.
  
  
  • 968. Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler Stachyris roberti (Godwin-Austen & Walden, 1875) [HB#1208]
    Original Description: Sphenocichla roberti Godwin-Austen & Walden, 1875 Ibis (3) 5 (18) p. 251 (North Cachar and Manipur hills)
    Taxonomy: ZSI#7694 from Thonga, Manipur collected by Godwin-Austen is listed as another syntype.
    Alternative Names: Chevron-breasted Babbler
    Distribution: E Arunachal from Mishmi hills, Udayak pass and Walong region, upper Noa-Dihing valley, Cachar, Nagaland, and Manipur.
    Type Specimen: NHMUK#1895.7.14.3400 (Syntype).
    Specimens: ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, YPM
    IUCN: Near Threatened. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Endemic: Eastern Himalaya.
  
  
  • 969. Snowy-throated Babbler Stachyris oglei (Godwin-Austen, 1877) [HB#1218]
    Original Description: Actinura Oglei Godwin-Austen, 1877 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 46 p.42 (Sadiya, Assam)
    Alternative Names: Austen's Spotted Babbler
    Distribution: SE Arunachal in Kamlang and Namdapha; locally in E Assam.
    Type Specimen: NHMUK#1895.7.14.1714 (Holotype).
    Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, AMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM
    IUCN: Near Threatened. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-I.
    Endemic: Eastern Himalaya.