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Javan Scimitar-Babbler

Pomatorhinus montanus Horsfield, T 1821

The Javan scimitar babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is endemic to Java, Indonesia. The Sunda scimitar babbler, 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Timaliidae
Genus:
   Pomatorhinus
Scientific:
  Pomatorhinus montanus

Original description

Citation:
  Horsfield, T 1821

Reference:
   Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13, pt.1 p.165

Protonym:
  Pomatorhinus montanus

Type locality:
  Java ; Gunong Merbabu [lat. 7° 29' S., long. 110° 30' E.] and Gunong Prahu [lat. 7° 12' S., long. 109° 54' E.] mentioned by Horsfield, 1824, Zool. Res. Java).

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/13692#page/184/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  D51463C59D4B03A1

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D51463C5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D51463C5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562395


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Pomatorhinus montanus: montane Java and Bali
  • Pomatorhinus montanus montanus: western and central Java
  • Pomatorhinus montanus ottolanderi: eastern Java and Bali
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Javan Scimitar-Babbler
Catalan:
simitarra de dors rogenc
Czech:
křivozobka kaštanovohřbetá
Danish:
Bjergsegltimalie
German:
Rotrückensäbler
Spanish:
Cimitarra dorsicastaña
Finnish:
kastanjasirppitimali
French:
Pomatorhin à dos marron
Croatian:
bjelotrbi drozdalj
Italian:
Garrulo scimitarra dorsocastano
Japanese:
セアカマルハシ
Lithuanian:
kaštoninis lenktasnapis plepys
Dutch:
Javaanse Kruiplijster
Norwegian:
Kastanjeryggsigdtimal
Polish:
łączniak kasztanowaty
Portuguese:
tagarela-de-java
Portuguese (Portugal):
cimitarra-javanesa
Russian:
Красноспинная кривоклювая тимелия
Slovak:
šabľozob gaštanový
Swedish:
kastanjeryggig sabeltimalia
Ukrainian:
силамбан каштановий
Chinese:
栗背钩嘴鹛
Chinese (Traditional):
栗背鉤嘴鶥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Javan Scimitar-Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Javan Scimitar-Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Javan Scimitar-Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler [montanus or ottolanderi] ( Pomatorhinus montanus [montanus or ottolanderi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler [montanus or ottolanderi] ( Pomatorhinus montanus [montanus or ottolanderi])
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Javan Scimitar-babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Javan Scimitar-babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Javan Scimitar-Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Javan Scimitar-Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Javan Scimitar-Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler (Javan) ( Pomatorhinus montanus montanus/ottolanderi) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler (Javan) ( Pomatorhinus montanus montanus/ottolanderi) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler (Javan) ( Pomatorhinus montanus montanus/ottolanderi) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Javan Scimitar-Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Javan Scimitar-Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Javan Scimitar-Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Javan Scimitar Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Javan Scimitar Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Javan Scimitar Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Javan Scimitar Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Javan Scimitar Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Javan Scimitar Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Javan Scimitar Babbler ( Pomatorhinus montanus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pomatorhinus [montanus or bornensis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: simitarra de dors rogenc
Czech: křivozobka kaštanovohřbetá
Danish: Bjergsegltimalie
German: Rotrückensäbler, Rotrückensäbler (montanus/ottolanderi)
English: Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler (Javan), Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler [montanus or ottolanderi], Javan Scimitar Babbler, Javan Scimitar-Babbler
English, HBW: Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler (Javan)
English (IOC): Chestnut-backed Scimitar Babbler (Javan), Javan Scimitar Babbler
English (United States): Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler (Javan)
Spanish: Cimitarra dorsicastaña, Cimitarra Dorsicastaña (montanus/ottolanderi)
Spanish (Spain): Cimitarra dorsicastaña (montanus/ottolanderi)
Finnish: kastanjasirppitimali
French: Pomatorhin à dos marron, Pomatorhin à dos marron (montanus), Pomatorhin à dos marron [montanus ou ottolanderi]
Croatian: bjelotrbi drozdalj
Indonesian: Cica-kopi melayu
Italian: Garrulo scimitarra dorsocastano
Japanese: セアカマルハシ, セアカマルハシ (montanus/ottolanderi), セアカマルハシ（montanus／ottolanderi）
Scientific: Pomatorhinus montanus, Pomatorhinus montanus [montanus or ottolanderi], Pomatorhinus montanus montanus, Pomatorhinus montanus montanus/ottolanderi
Lithuanian: kaštoninis lenktasnapis plepys
Dutch: Javaanse Kruiplijster, Roodrugkruiplijster
Norwegian: Kastanjeryggsigdtimal, kastanjeryggsigdtimal (montanus/ottolanderi)
Polish: łączniak kasztanowaty, łączniak kasztanowaty (montanus/ottolanderi)
Portuguese: tagarela-de-java
Portuguese (Portugal): cimitarra-de-dorso-castanho (montanus/ottolanderi), cimitarra-javanesa
Russian: Каштановоспинный саблеклюв (montanus/ottolanderi), Красноспинная кривоклювая тимелия
Slovak: šabľozob gaštanový, šabľozob gaštanový (skup.)
Swedish: kastanjeryggig sabeltimalia, kastanjeryggig sabeltimalia (montanus/ottolanderi)
Thai: นกระวังไพรหลังแดง, นกระวังไพรหลังแดง (ชวา)
Turkish: Kestane Sırtlı Kıvrıkgaga, Kestane sırtlı kıvrıkgaga (montanus/ottolanderi)
Ukrainian: силамбан каштановий
Chinese: 栗背钩嘴鹛
Chinese (Traditional): 栗背鉤嘴鶥

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