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;[[:Category:Stachyris|Stachyris]] nigrocapitata | ;[[:Category:Stachyris|Stachyris]] nigrocapitata | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 13 - 14cm. A small dullish babbler. | ||
| + | * Grey-brown above | ||
| + | * Whitish below | ||
| + | * Slightly crested black crown | ||
| + | * Rusty malar | ||
| + | * Yellowish throat | ||
| + | Sexes similar. Juveniles with brownish crown. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Philippines]]. | + | Endemic to the [[Philippines]].<br /> |
| + | Fairly common in parts of its range, but patchily distributed. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
There are 3 subspecies: | There are 3 subspecies: | ||
| − | * ''S. n. nigrocapitata'' | + | * ''S. n. nigrocapitata'' on on Samar and Leyte |
| − | * ''S. n. affinis'' | + | * ''S. n. affinis'' on Luzon |
| − | * ''S. n. boholensis'' | + | * ''S. n. boholensis'' on Bohol |
| − | + | Also placed in genus [[:Category:Sterrhoptilus|Sterrhoptilus]]. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Undergrowth in moist lowland forests. Found at 100m - 1140m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | No information about diet. Feeds probably on invertebrates and some vegetable matter.<br /> | |
| + | 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.<br /> | ||
| + | Usually seen singly, in pairs or small groups, often together with other species.<br /> | ||
| + | Breeding season probably April to July. The nest is a deep cup made of moos and fine black fibres. It's suspended between small twigs of a bush or sapling, around 1.2m above the ground. Lays 3 eggs.<br /> | ||
| + | Resident species. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase#{{Ref-HBWVol12}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Stachyris+nigrocapitata}} | {{GSearch|Stachyris+nigrocapitata}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Stachyris]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Stachyris]] [[Category:Sterrhoptilus]] |
Revision as of 15:04, 21 July 2009
Alternative name: Black-crowned Tree-Babbler
- Stachyris nigrocapitata
Identification
13 - 14cm. A small dullish babbler.
- Grey-brown above
- Whitish below
- Slightly crested black crown
- Rusty malar
- Yellowish throat
Sexes similar. Juveniles with brownish crown.
Distribution
Endemic to the Philippines.
Fairly common in parts of its range, but patchily distributed.
Taxonomy
There are 3 subspecies:
- S. n. nigrocapitata on on Samar and Leyte
- S. n. affinis on Luzon
- S. n. boholensis on Bohol
Also placed in genus Sterrhoptilus.
Habitat
Undergrowth in moist lowland forests. Found at 100m - 1140m.
Behaviour
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.
Usually seen singly, in pairs or small groups, often together with other species.
Breeding season probably April to July. The nest is a deep cup made of moos and fine black fibres. It's suspended between small twigs of a bush or sapling, around 1.2m above the ground. Lays 3 eggs.
Resident species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase#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) Black-crowned Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-crowned_Babbler
