Babblers

White-browed Scimitar-Babbler

Scientific Name  

Pomatorhinus schisticeps
 
Status
 
Least Concern.
 
Size
 
Length:  19 - 23 cm
Weight:  40 g
 
Diet
 
Insects, berries, and nectar.
 
Appearance
 
A medium-sized bird with a distinctive white supercilium (brow) and a long, slightly downcurved yellow bill. It has a clean white breast, a dark eye stripe, and upper parts that are olive-brown to dark olive.
 
Distribution
 
Found in lowland and mountainous forests across peninsular and western Thailand.
 
 

Kaeng Krachan National Park

Khao Yai National Park

Scientific Name: Ursus tibetanus

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Useful Information

These birds are often seen foraging low in the undergrowth or on the ground, either alone or in mixed flocks.
Breeding is from November to August. They build  large, domed nests from leaves and grasses, often placing them low in a bamboo clump or dense bush.

Where To See

Khao Yai National Park

Kaeng Krachan National Park

 

 

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