The Naung Mung Scimitar-babbler (Jabouilleia naungmungensis) is a species of bird in the Old World babbler

Old World babbler

The Old World babblers or timaliids are a large family of mostly Old World passerine birds. They are rather diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent...

 family, Timaliidae, described as new to science

Bird species new to science

This article describes bird species new to science since 1900. Prior to the 20th century, and indeed into its early decades, the pace of discovery of new species was fast; during this period, with numerous collecting expeditions into species-rich areas not previously visited by western...

 in 2005. The only other member of the genus Jabouilleia is the Short-tailed Scimitar-babbler

Short-tailed Scimitar-babbler

The Short-tailed Scimitar-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Laos and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....

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Naung Mung Scimitar-babbler is found in temperate rainforest on steep, sub-Himalayan hillsides. It was discovered in February 2004 in the far north of Burma, 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. Due to its recent description, its conservation status has not been formally evaluated, however.