About Babblers, Scimitar Babblers

Overview

The Babblers, Scimitar Babblers are a family of birds (Latin: Timaliidae) within the order Perching Birds (Passerines). Worldwide the family includes about 10 genera and 58 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Oriental Region. Notable genera include Stachyris, Pomatorhinus, Spelaeornis. Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about 6,758 species, roughly half of all living birds.

Classification

Family: Timaliidae (Babblers, Scimitar Babblers); Order: Perching Birds (Passerines); about 10 genera and 58 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Oriental Region.