Babblers (Timaliidae)
Crescent-chested Babbler (Stachyris melanothorax) - HBW 12, p. 162
French: Timalie perlée
German: Perlwangen-Buschtimalie
Spanish: Timalí Perlado
Other common names: Pearl-cheeked Babbler/Tree-babbler, Pearl-chested Babbler
Taxonomy: Myiothera melanothorax Temminck, 1823, Mount Gedeh (6º47¢ S, 106º59¢E), west Java.
Has sometimes been placed in genus Macronus. Plumage geographically variable, to greater extent than is reflected in current subspecific classification; on other hand, at least one authority prefers to merge mendeni and albigula with nominate. A further, undescribed race may exist on Bawean I, off NE Java. Five subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- melanothorax (Temminck, 1823) - W & C Java.
- mendeni (Neumann, 1935) - Indramayu, in W Java.
- albigula (Stresemann, 1930) - Mt Papandayan, in W Java.
- melanothorax (Temminck, 1823) - W & C Java.
- mendeni (Neumann, 1935) - Indramayu, in W Java.
- albigula (Stresemann, 1930) - Mt Papandayan, in W Java.
- intermedia (Robinson, 1918) - E Java.
- baliensis (E. J. O. Hartert, 1915) - Bali.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird hiding in a bush.
Locality Central Java Province, Java (Indonesia) (ssp melanothorax)
mehdhalaouate 11 May 2008 2 years ago 2
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alarm call Locality Gede Pangrango National Park , West Java Province, Java (Indonesia)
Desmond Allen 13 September 1994 2 years ago 2.5
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