Javan Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus montanus

Description

Pomatorhinus montanus is one of the birds from the family Timaliidae, has a long tail, striking white eyebrows, yellow irises and a long downward curved beak, yellow or horn color. Chin, throat, chest and upper abdomen white, crown grayish black, chestnut brown back, wings and tail brown. The sides of the hull and lower tail cover are rust red and the legs are gray.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

20 cm

Di

Diurnal

Om

Omnivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Timaliidae

GENUS

:

Pomatorhinus

SPECIES

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Pomatorhinus montanus

Distribution

The habitat of this bird is lowland forest, hills, spread to an altitude of 1,200 m above sea level (Java is above 1,200 m).

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Peninsular Malaysia, Greater Sunda, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, Bali.

Habits and Lifestyle

This bird usually lives alone or in small groups, and usually mixes with other species, especially the Poksai bird, and lives in the lower and middle layers of the forest.

Lifestyle

Diurnal

Biome

Lowland forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Usually foraging above or near the ground surface, is a type of fruit-eating birds, beetles, spiders, grasshoppers, caterpillars, grubs, cicadas, including omnivorous species

Diet : Omnivora

Mating Habits

Breed throughout the year, the eggs are white and amount to 2-5 grains. Large spherical nests made of grass, fern leaves, twigs, decorated with moss, on trees or shrubs.

Reproduction session : throughout the year

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 – 5 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

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PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Cica Kopi Melayu on Wikipedia article