Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies (Timaliidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus phayrei | 4 |
| Black-crowned Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ferruginosus | 1 |
| White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps | 1 |
Family
The Old World babblers or Timaliidae, are a family of mostly Old World passerine birds. They are rather diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft, fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …