- Rhabdornis inornatus
Includes: Visayan Rhabdornis
Identification
15·2–16 (6-6¼ in)
- Brownish upperparts
- Darker brown crown, tail, and primaries
- Dark brown mask, with white border above and below
- Greyish-white throat
- White belly, breast, flanks
- Undertail feathers are streaked white and brown
- Black bill
- Dark brown eyes
- Grey-ish-yellow to horn legs
The female has lighter brown upperparts and mask.
Variations
Visayan Rhabdornis (R. i. rabori: 17–18.8 cm (6¾-7½ in); pale grey forehead, crown and hindneck, with some black blotches, brownish-grey mask
Distribution
Occurs only in the Philippines.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Four subspecies recognized[1]:
- R. i. inornatus on Samar (east-central Philippines)
- R. i. leytensis on Biliron and Leyte (east-central Philippines)
- R. i. rabori on Panay and Negros (east-central Philippines) - sometimes recognized as full species Visayan Rhabdornis)
- R. i. alaris on Mindanao (southern Philippines)
Habitat
Montane forests between 800 and 1750 m.
Behaviour
Their diet is quite varied and consists of insects, seeds and some fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Stripe-breasted_Rhabdornis
