Naung Mung Scimitar-babbler

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iNaung Mung Scimitar-babbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Timaliidae Genus: Jabouilleia Species: J. naungmungensis
Binomial name
Jabouilleia naungmungensis Rappole, Renner, Shwe & Sweet, 2005

The Naung Mung Scimitar-babbler Jabouilleia naungmungensis is a member of the Old World babbler family, Timaliidae, described as new to science in 2005. The only other member of the genus Jabouilleia is the Short-tailed Scimitar-babbler.

Naung Mung Scimitar-babbler is found in temperate rainforest on steep, sub-Himalayan hillsides. It was discovered in February 2004 in the far north of Myanmar, and is named after the village of Naung Mung, the closest settlement to its discovery site.

It is believed to be fairly common within its range.

[edit] Reference

Rappole, J. H., S. C. Renner, N. M. B. Shwe and P. R. Sweet (2005) A new species of scimitar-babbler (Timaliidae:Jabouilleia) from the sub-Himalayan region of Myanmar The Auk 122: 1064-1069