Napothera is a genus of birds in the family Pellorneidae. Some of its species were formerly placed in the genera Rimator and Jabouilleia.
Species The genus contains the following species: Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution Eyebrowed wren-babbler Napothera epilepidota Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Long-billed wren-babbler Napothera malacoptila, (formerly Rimator malacoptilus) Eastern Himalayas. Sumatran wren-babbler Napothera albostriata, (formerly Rimator albostriatus) western Sumatra. White-throated wren-babbler Napothera pasquieri, (formerly Rimator pasquieri) northwestern Vietnam. Short-tailed scimitar babbler Napothera danjoui, (formerly Rimator danjoui or Jabouilleia danjoui) Laos and Vietnam. Naung Mung scimitar babbler Napothera naungmungensis, (formerly Rimator naungmungensis or Jabouilleia naungmungensis) Myanmar.
References
Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.