Black-crowned scimitar babbler
(Họa mi đất ngực hung, Pomatorhinus ferruginosus)
The black-crowned scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.
The bird is found in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and China.
Coral-billed scimitar babbler has been split into two species:
- Black-crowned scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
- Brown-crowned scimitar babbler, Pomatorhinus phayrei
Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".
Pomarinus Pomatorhinus, pomatorhinus Greek: poma,pomatos lid, cover; rhis, rhinos nostrils.
ferruginosus Latin ferruginosus rusty, ferruginous (ferrugo iron rust).
ferruginus Latin ferruginus rusty, ferruginous.