Babblers (Timaliidae)
Indochinese Wren-babbler (Rimator danjoui) - HBW 12, p. 211
French: Turdinule de Danjou
German: Kurzschwanzsäbler
Spanish: Ratina Indochina
Other common names: Danjou’s Babbler, Short-tailed Scimitar-babbler
Taxonomy: Rimator danjoui Robinson and Kloss, 1919, Lang Bian Peaks [c. 12º02¢ N 108º26¢ E], Annam, Vietnam.
Formerly placed in a monotypic genus, Jabouilleia, but apart from larger size exhibits no significant differences from present genus. In Vietnam, birds in NE Tonkin (with stronger black malar area and bold black-and-white feathering on belly) represent an as yet undescribed race, and those in Central Highlands of S part of C Annam (with brown of plumage colder and darker, rufous areas duller and paler, underparts and bill roughly intermediate between those of other races) another such. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- naungmungensis (Rappole et al., 2005) - Naung Mung area of Kachin State, in N Myanmar.
- parvirostris ( Delacour, 1927) - Vietnam (SE Tonkin S to N part of C Annam) and adjacent C Laos.
- danjoui Robinson & Kloss, 1919 - S Vietnam (S Annam).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird calling in dense undergrowth. Locality Bach Ma National Park, Annam, Vietnam (ssp parvirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 23 April 2008 3 years ago 44 sec 3.7 -
A bird singing from a tangle of bamboo in thick fog. Locality Bach Ma National Park, Annam, Vietnam (ssp parvirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 23 April 2008 3 years ago 39 sec 2.7 -
A brief view of a bird hopping by the base of a trunk, first at normal speed and then in slow motion (15 %). Locality Bach Ma National Park, Annam, Vietnam (ssp parvirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 23 April 2008 3 years ago 26 sec 2.5
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At least two birds singing, alternating whistles with sequences of calls. Locality Bach Ma National Park, Annam, Vietnam
(ssp parvirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 23 April 2008 3 years ago 4
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