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Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus

Stachyris nigrocapitatus

Identification

13 - 14cm. A small. dull babbler.

  • Grey-brown above
  • Whitish below
  • Slightly crested black crown
  • Rusty malar
  • Yellowish throat

Sexes similar.

Juveniles have a brownish crown.

Distribution

Endemic to the Philippines.
Fairly common in parts of its range, but patchily distributed.

Resident species.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Stachyris.

Subspecies

Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:

  • S. n. nigrocapitata: Samar and Leyte
  • S. n. boholensis: Bohol

Habitat

Undergrowth in moist lowland forests. Found at 100m - 1140m.

Behaviour

Usually seen singly, in pairs or small groups, often together with other species.

Diet

No information about diet. Feeds probably on invertebrates and some vegetable matter.
Forages in lower branches of trees where it hunts slowly and methodical. Hunts by foliage-gleaning and by disturbing insects around dead leaves trapped in canopy of small trees.

Breeding

Breeding season probably April to July. The nest is a deep cup made of moss and fine black fibres. It's suspended between small twigs of a bush or sapling, around 1.2m above the ground. Lays 3 eggs.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. 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

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