Naung Mung scimitar babbler
| Naung Mung scimitar babbler | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pellorneidae |
| Genus: | Jabouilleia |
| Species: | J. danjoui naungmungensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Jabouilleia danjoui naungmungensis Rappole, Renner, Shwe & Sweet, 2005 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Jabouilleia naungmungensis | |
The Naung Mung scimitar babbler (Jabouilleia danjoui naungmungensis) is a bird in the Pellorneidae family, described as new to science in 2005. Formerly considered a distinct species, it is now considered a subspecies of 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 Burma, 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. Due to its recent description, its conservation status has not been formally evaluated, however.
References
- Collar, N.J. 2011. Taxonomic notes on some Asian babblers (Timaliidae). Forktail number 27: 100-102.
- Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
- Rappole, John H.; Renner, Swen C.; Shwe, Nay Myo & Sweet, Paul R. (2005): A new species of scimitar-babbler (Timaliidae: Jabouilleia) from the sub-Himalayan region of Myanmar Auk 122(4): 1064-1069. [English with Spanish abstract] DOI:[10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[1064:ANSOST]2.0.CO;2 HTML abstract