---
title: "Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler"
description: "Pomatorhinus ruficollis — Birds. The streak-breasted scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/streak-breasted-scimitar-babbler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler

> Pomatorhinus ruficollis — Birds. The streak-breasted scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.

- Scientific name: *Pomatorhinus ruficollis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 947
- Wikidata: [Q1311012](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1311012)
- iNaturalist taxon: [15271](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15271)

## Names

- en: Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
- de: Rothalssäbler
- es: Cimitarra cuellirrufa
- fr: Pomatorhin à col roux
- it: Garrulo scimitarra pettostriato
- pt: Cimitarra-de-peito-riscado
- pl: Łączniak rudoszyi

## Countries with the most observations

CN (519), HK (143), IN (103), BT (24), NP (16)

## Summary

The streak-breasted scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The former Taiwan subspecies musicus is usually now considered a distinct species as the Taiwan scimitar babbler.
It forms mixed flocks with other species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streak-breasted_scimitar_babbler

## Photo

![Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/streak-breasted-scimitar-babbler/medium.jpg)

Photo: observe-syz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/294308826

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/streak-breasted-scimitar-babbler?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).