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Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus melanurus Blyth, E 1847

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Craig Robson ?-?-? Kitulgala, Kegalle (Sri Lanka) (? m) song (A) -   19291
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Peter Boesman 2016-03-24 Horton Plains, Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka) song - [sono] 311443
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Peter Boesman 2016-03-24 Horton Plains, Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka) song - [sono] 311444
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Peter Boesman 2016-03-24 Horton Plains, Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka) song - [sono] 311445
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Marc Anderson 2014-05-31 Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) (650 m) call -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 183215
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Jelle Scharringa 2007-03-11 Arrenga Pool, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka) (2200 m) song -

At least 4 birds, in middle storey of low trees, around small pond at km 23-24.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 655419
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Marc Anderson 2014-05-31 Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) (650 m) song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 183213
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Jelle Scharringa 2007-03-11 Arrenga Pool, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka) (2200 m) song -

At least 4 birds, in middle storey of low trees, around small pond at km 23-24.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 655420
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Brian Cox 05-03-2000 Sinharaja, Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) (? m) song (A) -   42793
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Jelle Scharringa 2007-03-11 Arrenga Pool, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka) (2200 m) song -

At least 4 birds, in middle storey of low trees, around small pond at km 23-24.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 655421
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus THILANKA EDIRISINGHE 2021-01-16 Sinharaja Rain forest, Waddagala, Kalawana (near Weddagala), Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) (380 m) Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill / Observing a Bird Wave, call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 644279
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Matthias Alberti 2025-03-03 , K.F.G. & G. Korale (Sri Lanka)   -   631649638
macaulaylibrary.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Brian Cox 05-03-2000 Sinharaja, Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) (? m) song (A) -   42792
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Peter Boesman 2016-03-31 Kudawa area, Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) song - [sono] 311446
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Jelle Scharringa 2007-03-11 Arrenga Pool, Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka) (2200 m) song -

At least 4 birds, in middle storey of low trees, around small pond at km 23-24.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 655422
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Thilini Samarakoon 2020-08-25 , Udunuwara (Sri Lanka)   -   633039159
macaulaylibrary.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Peter Ericsson 2016-11-13 Victoria park, Nuwara Eliya, Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka) (1900 m) call, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 343024
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Arnau Bonan 2025-07-13 , Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka)   -   639911801
macaulaylibrary.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Peter Boesman 2016-04-01 Kudawa area, Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) song - [sono] 311447
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Mike Nelson 2014-12-13 Horton Plains, Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka) (2100 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 207778
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Uku Paal 2026-03-04 Kalawana (near kudawa), Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Kalawana (Sri Lanka) (300 m) call -

hpf

 1097242
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Uku Paal 2026-03-04 Kalawana (near kudawa), Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Kalawana (Sri Lanka) (300 m) call -

hpf

 1097240
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Frank Lambert ?-?-? Sinharaja, Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) (? m) song (B) - Previously published on AVoCet as AV5529. Certainty: 100%. ID determined by: not specifically indicated; recordist normally sees birds recorded and indicates if any question; distinctive in range. GPS: Estimate from Google Earth. Recorded May 2-5, 1997 69256
xeno-canto.org
Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler - Pomatorhinus melanurus Ragupathy Kannan 2020-12-30 Sinharaja Forest Reserve--Deniyaya access, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Southern (Sri Lanka)   -   292675971
macaulaylibrary.org
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