Brown-crowned scimitar babbler 
(Pomatorhinus phayrei)

The brown-crowned scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus phayrei) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. 
The bird is found in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and China. 

Compare:
- White-browed scimitar babbler: white brow, black stripe through the eye, rufous color at the base of the neck, yellow bill.
- Brown-crowned scimitar babbler: white brow, black stripe through the eye to the side of the neck, thin black band on the white brow, red bill.
- Red-billed scimitar babbler: white brow, black stripe through the eye to the side of the neck, no black color on the white brow, red bill.

Timaliidae, Timalia: The word "Timalo" originates in the Greek "Thimalos", which means "bird". This Greek root was adapted to Latin as "Timalus" and later to Portuguese as "Timalo".
Pomarinus Pomatorhinus / pomatorhinus Greek: poma,pomatos lid, cover; rhis, rhinos nostrils.