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Pomatorhinus melanurus

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Pomatorhinus melanurus

Summary

Pomatorhinus melanurus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pomatorhinus melanurus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is classified within Pomatorhinus[6].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is endemic to Sri Lanka[7].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus's scientific name is Pomatorhinus melanurus[8].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus's Commons category is recorded as Pomatorhinus melanurus[9].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus's described by source is recorded as Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal[10].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus's taxon synonym is recorded as Pomatorhinus horsfieldii melanurus[11].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. melanurus'}[12].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'simitarra de Sri Lanka'}[13].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sri Lanka-segltimalie'}[14].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzschwanzsäbler'}[15].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler'}[16].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sri Lanka Scimitar-babbler'}[17].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cimitarra Cingalesa'}[18].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cimitarra cingalesa'}[19].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pomatorhin de Ceylan'}[20].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'cejlonski drozdalj'}[21].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'スリランカマルハシ'}[22].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'šrilankinis lenktasnapis plepys'}[23].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Veddasigdtimal'}[24].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'veddasigdtimal'}[25].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Ceylonese Kruiplijster'}[26].
  • Pomatorhinus melanurus is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'łączniak cejloński'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pomatorhinus melanurus is Pomatorhinus melanurus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pomatorhinus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'simitarra de Sri Lanka'}[13], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sri Lanka-segltimalie'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzschwanzsäbler'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sri Lanka Scimitar-babbler'}[17], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cimitarra Cingalesa'}[18].

Distribution

Pomatorhinus melanurus is endemic to Sri Lanka[7].

Identifiers

Pomatorhinus melanurus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 73268[28]. Pomatorhinus melanurus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2485305[29]. Pomatorhinus melanurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45517109[30]. Pomatorhinus melanurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5788962[31]. Pomatorhinus melanurus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 916048[32].

Why It Matters

Pomatorhinus melanurus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Sri Lanka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . BirdLife International. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Avibase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 14.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Pomatorhinus horsfieldii melanurus
    Described by source → Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
    Litter size → {'amount': '+4'}
    Taxon rank → species
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