Alternative name: Bagobo Robin
- Leonardina woodi
Trichastoma woodi
Identification
20cm. A medium-sized babbler:
- Dark chestnut brown crown and upperparts
- Slight rufescent wash on upperwing and tail
- Grey lores, cheek and ear-coverts
- Dark moustachial line passing under ear-coverts to neck side
- Underparts grey expect white chin
- Rather long legs and long graduated tail
Distribution
Endemic to Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
Thought to be very rare but probably fairly common in its range but very elusive.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Also placed in genus Trichastoma.
Habitat
Primary broadleaf evergreen forest and montane evergreen forest. Found at 500 - 2030m.
Behaviour
Feeds on invertebrates.
Stays close to the ground. Very shy and elusive.
Birds in breeding conditions found in February, April and May. No information about nest or clutch size.
Resident species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bagobo Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bagobo_Babbler
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
