The Sri Lanka scimitar babbler or Ceylon scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus melanurus) is an Old World babbler. It is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka, and was formerly treated as a subspecies of Indian scimitar babbler.[2] The nominate form is found in the western part of wet hill regions of Sri Lanka, while race holdsworthi is found in the dry lowlands and eastern hills.[3]
^BirdLife International (2016). "Pomatorhinus melanurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22734513A95088372. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734513A95088372.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Collar, NJ (2006) A partial revision of the Asian babblers (Timaliidae). Forktail 22:85–112 PDF
^Kaluthota, CD (2009) Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler - A recent addition to the endemic birds of Sri Lanka. Siyoth 2(1):35-37
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