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Javan Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus montanus Horsfield, 1821

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Chestnut-backed Scimitar-babbler - Ijen - East Java_MG_7589

Chestnut-backed Scimitar-babbler - Ijen - East Java_MG_7589

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Open encyclopedia reference

The Javan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus montanus) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is endemic to Java, Indonesia. The Sunda scimitar babbler (P. bornensis), which is found in Sumatra, Borneo, and Malaysia, was formerly considered conspecific, with both species being grouped as the chestnut-backed scimitar babbler. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

It feeds on invertebrates.

Wikipedia contributors, Javan scimitar babbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:54:04.223645+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Pomatorhinus montanus Horsfield, 1821
Name authority
Horsfield, 1821
Common name
Javan Scimitar Babbler
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Timaliidae
Genus
Pomatorhinus
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyTimaliidae Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
  11. genusPomatorhinus Horsfield, 1821
  12. speciesPomatorhinus montanus Horsfield, 1821

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Pomatorhinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Black-crowned Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosus Blyth, 1845TimaliidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Indian Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldii Sykes, 1832TimaliidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sri Lanka Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus melanurus Blyth, 1847TimaliidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Red-billed Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus ochraceiceps Walden, 1873TimaliidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sunda Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus bornensis Cabanis, 1851TimaliidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Taiwan Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus musicus Swinhoe, 1859TimaliidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Streak-breasted Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollis Hodgson, 1836TimaliidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-browed Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus schisticeps Hodgson, 1836TimaliidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Slender-billed Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus superciliaris (Blyth, 1842)TimaliidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 42 records assigned to Timaliidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Southern Asia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Horsfield, & Thomas. (1821). Systematic Arrangement and Description of Birds from the Island of Java. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Vol. 13, No. 1. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4LQWX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.