Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler (Erythrogenys erythrocnemis), version 1.1

Collar, Nigel; Robson, Craig

doi:10.2173/bow.sbsbab2.01.1species_shared.bow.project_name

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Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler Erythrogenys erythrocnemis Scientific name definitions

Nigel Collar and Craig Robson

Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021

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Field Identification

23–25 cm. Has forehead to anterior supercilium chestnut, crown greyish-tinged brown with vague pale edges (creating slight streaked effect), shading to rufous-brown on nape and mantle and to rufous-chestnut on scapulars, upperwing-coverts, wing fringes, back and rump, with rufous-brown tail; lores whitish, ear-coverts rich rufous basally and shading to dull grey-brown distally, combined submoustachial and malar stripes black; chin to breast white, breast with thick necklace of evenly distributed broad black streaks, central lower underparts white, flanks greyish-rufous, thighs greyish and rufous-chestnut, vent rufous-chestnut; iris brownish-ivory; bill variable, light horn with dark grey admixed to brownish-black; legs pale brown to grey-brown. Distinguished from similar E. swinhoei (which is almost identical dorsally) mainly by facial pattern and considerably different underparts, also all-dark bill. Sexes similar. Juvenile apparently undescribed.

Systematics History

Often treated as conspecific with E. mcclellandi, E. gravivox and E. swinhoei, and sometimes also with E. erythrogenys, all having similar plumage. Monotypic.

Subspecies

Monotypic.

Distribution

Taiwan.

Habitat

Upper undergrowth and lower tree strata of foothill, submontane and montane forest in the Ficus-Machilus, Machilus-Castanopsis and Quercus zones up to 2500 m; in N Taiwan, elevational limits 50–1975 m.

Movement

Resident.

Diet and Foraging

Insects found in stomachs. Forages mainly on ground, with vigorous scratching movements; behaviour as that of other members of species complex.

Sounds and Vocal Behavior

Song of male a hurried “wiu’wi” or “whiu’whi”, quickly answered by female with “wu” or “woh”, resulting in duet of “wiu’wi-wu” or “whiu’whi-woh”. Male call sometimes evidently reversed, as reported (in Oct) as very loud, ringing, rich, whistled “whi-whíu”, rather staccato and like a human wolf-whistle but hollower and ventriloquial, sometimes answered by second bird with rich hollow musical “w’lóh w’lóh”. Also, a series of loud hoarse whistles, “wrih wrii-wrii-wrii-wrii-wrii”, from another individual responding to duetting pair.

Breeding

Mar. Clutch 4 eggs. No other information.

Conservation Status

Conservation status on Birdlife LC Least Concern

Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Reported to be fairly common within its range.

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Year-round

Migration

Breeding

Non-Breeding

Distribution of the Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler

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Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler

Erythrogenys erythrocnemis

Abundance

Estimates of relative abundance for every week of the year animated to show movement patterns. Relative abundance is the estimated average count of individuals detected by an eBirder during a 1 hour, 1 kilometer traveling checklist at the optimal time of day for each species. Learn more about this data

Relative abundance

0.36

0.73

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Modeled area

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No prediction

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eBird data from 2008-2022. Estimated for 2022.

Fink, D., T. Auer, A. Johnston, M. Strimas-Mackey, S. Ligocki, O. Robinson, W. Hochachka, L. Jaromczyk, C. Crowley, K. Dunham, A. Stillman, I. Davies, A. Rodewald, V. Ruiz-Gutierrez, C. Wood. 2023. eBird Status and Trends, Data Version: 2022; Released: 2023. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. https://doi.org/10.2173/ebirdst.2022

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Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler, Abundance map — Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler
*Erythrogenys erythrocnemis*

Abundance

Relative abundance is depicted for each season along a color gradient from a light color indicating lower relative abundance to a dark color indicating a higher relative abundance. Relative abundance is the estimated average count of individuals detected by an eBirder during a 1 hour, 1 kilometer traveling checklist at the optimal time of day for each species. Learn more about this data

Relative abundance

Year-round

0.23

0.82

1.2

Modeled area

(0 abundance)

No prediction

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eBird data from 2008-2022. Estimated for 2022.

Fink, D., T. Auer, A. Johnston, M. Strimas-Mackey, S. Ligocki, O. Robinson, W. Hochachka, L. Jaromczyk, C. Crowley, K. Dunham, A. Stillman, I. Davies, A. Rodewald, V. Ruiz-Gutierrez, C. Wood. 2023. eBird Status and Trends, Data Version: 2022; Released: 2023. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. https://doi.org/10.2173/ebirdst.2022

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Recommended Citation

Collar, N. and C. Robson (2021). Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler (Erythrogenys erythrocnemis), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.sbsbab2.01.1

Language	Common name
Catalan	simitarra estriada
Chinese	大彎嘴
Chinese (SIM)	台湾斑胸钩嘴鹛
Dutch	Gevlekte Kruiplijster
English	Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler
English (Hong Kong SAR China)	Black-necklaced Scimitar Babbler
English (United States)	Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler
French	Pomatorhin tacheté
French (France)	Pomatorhin tacheté
German	Drosselsäbler
Japanese	ムナフマルハシ
Norwegian	flekkbrystsigdtimal
Polish	sierpodziób plamisty
Russian	Краснолобый саблеклюв
Slovak	šabľozob škvrnitoprsý
Spanish	Cimitarra Estriada
Spanish (Spain)	Cimitarra estriada
Swedish	fläckig sabeltimalia
Turkish	Siyah Kolyeli Kıvrıkgaga
Ukrainian	Тимелія-криводзьоб чорновуса