Babblers (Timaliidae)

Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa) - HBW 12, p. 147

French: Timalie précieuse German: Goldstirn-Buschtimalie Spanish: Timalí Frentigualdo
Other common names: Orange-templed/Rough-templed Babbler, Beautiful Roughtemple, Rusty-crowned Babbler

Taxonomy: Dasycrotapha speciosa Tweeddale, 1878, Valencia, Negros, Philippines.
Commonly placed in genus Stachyris. The populations on the two islands are reported to differ from one another sufficiently to warrant recognition of two races; further investigation required. Monotypic.

Distribution: Panay and Negros, in WC Philippine Is.