White Browed scimitar babbler

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Your bird paintings are always lovely Pratim.

The detailed observation in your bird paintings is wonderful Diana

Beautiful work, Pratim!

Thanks Mr. Henry Martin... Thanks for appreciation Diana Boanas Maam ... Thanks Mr. heather adams ...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON NO. 680.. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...WHITE BROWED SCIMITAR BABBLER... WATERCOLOUR...A4... 2016..[ From Ref. photograph of Mr. RAJESH PANWAR]... The white-browed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus schisticeps) is a species ofbird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India,Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Has been treated as conspecific with P. horsfieldii and P. melanurus; may also be close to P. montanus. 9–23 cm; 40 g. Medium-sized scimitar-babbler, olive-brown above and white below, with long white supercilium and yellow bill and eyes. As with congeners, many songs are duets that sound as if by single bird. Insects, also small seeds and berries. Found in pairs during breeding season; otherwise in small parties. Not globally threatened. Frequent in Nepal up to 915 m, then rare to 1500 m.