Alternative names: Black-necked Babbler
- Stachyris nigricollis
Identification
15.5 - 16cm. A dark, stout-billed Stachyris-babbler:
- Lores and forecrown black with fine white streaks, shading to dark olive-brown crown
- Face black, ear-coverts grey with short white postocular eyestripe
- Black throat with short but broad submoustachial streak and narrow white and black necklace
- Breast and belly grey, vent dark olive-chestnut
- Upperparts rufous-chestnut
Sexes similar, juveniles duller than adults.
Similar species
Can be confused with White-necked Babbler. Note the differences in the white markings.
Distribution
Found from south Thailand over peninsular Malaysia and locally on Sumatra and Borneo.
Uncommon to locally common in its range. Extinct in Singapore.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Undergrowth and egde of primary and secondary evergreen forest. Also in selectively and heavily logged forest, swamp-forest and overgrown rubber plantations. Lowlands to 460m in mainland Asia, up to 1400m on Sumatra.
Behaviour
Resident.
Diet
Feeds on invertebrates.
Usually seen foraging in low vegetation, sometimes together with White-necked Babbler.
Breeding
Breeding season from May to July in southeast Asia, April to August in Borneo. The nest is a dome with a loose canopy of dry leaves, made of fibrous material. It's placed on or close to the ground in dense undergrowth. Lays 2 white eggs. Brood parasitism by Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo reported.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-throated Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-throated_Babbler
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
