Naung Mung scimitar babbler

The Naung Mung scimitar babbler (Napothera naungmungensis) is a bird in the family Pellorneidae, described as new to science in 2005. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the closely related short-tailed scimitar babbler.

Naung Mung scimitar babbler
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pellorneidae
Genus:	Napothera
Species:	N. naungmungensis
Binomial name
Napothera naungmungensis (Rappole, Renner, Shwe & Sweet, 2005)
Synonyms
Napothera danjoui naungmungensis Rimator naungmungensis Rimator danjoui naungmungensis Jabouilleia naungmungensis Jabouilleia danjoui naungmungensis

The Naung Mung scimitar babbler is found in temperate rainforest on steep, sub-Himalayan hillsides. It was discovered in February 2004 in far northern Myanmar, 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.