The Naung Mung scimitar babbler (''Napothera naungmungensis'') is a bird in the family

Pellorneidae The jungle babblers are a family, Pellorneidae, of mostly Old World passerine birds belonging to the superfamily Sylvioidea. They are quite diverse in size and coloration, and usually characterised by soft, fluffy plumage and a tail on average th ...

, described as new to science in 2005. It is sometimes considered

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with the closely-related short-tailed scimitar babbler. The Naung Mung scimitar babbler is found in temperate rainforest on steep, sub-Himalayan hillsides. It was discovered in February 2004 in far northern

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, and is named after the village of Naung Mung, the closest settlement to its discovery site. It is believed to be fairly common within its range.

References

*Collar, N.J. 2011. Taxonomic notes on some Asian babblers (Timaliidae). Forktail number 27: 100–102. *Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''

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'', Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. *Rappole, John H.; Renner, Swen C.; Shwe, Nay Myo & Sweet, Paul R. (2005): A new species of scimitar-babbler (Timaliidae: ''Jabouilleia'') from the sub-Himalayan region of Myanmar ''

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