See text Pomatorhinus is a genus of scimitar babblers, jungle birds with long downcurved bills.

These are birds of tropical Asia, with the greatest number of species occurring in hills of the Himalayas.

They are typically long-tailed, dark brown above, and white or orange-brown below.

Many have striking head patterns, with a broad black band through the eye, bordered with white above and below.

As with other babbler species, they frequently occur in groups of up to a dozen, and the rainforest species like Indian scimitar babbler often occur in the mixed feeding flocks typical of tropical Asian jungle.