P. h. obscurus Hume, 1872 P. h. horsfieldii Sykes, 1832 P. h. travancoreensis Harington, 1914 P. h. maderaspatensis Whistler, 1936
The Indian scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus horsfieldii) is an Old World babbler. It is found in peninsular India in a range of forest habitats. They are most often detected by their distinctive calls which include an antiphonal duet by a pair of birds. They are often hard to see as they forage through dense vegetation. The long curved yellow, scimitar-shaped bills give them their name. It has been treated in the past as subspecies of the white-browed scimitar babbler which is found along the Himalayas but now separated into two species, the peninsular Indian species and the Sri Lanka scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus melanurus).
^BirdLife International (2018). "Pomatorhinus horsfieldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22735503A132186037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22735503A132186037.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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