Babblers (Timaliidae)
Limestone Wren-babbler (Gypsophila crispifrons) - HBW 12, p. 207
French: Turdinule des rochers
German: Kalksteintimalie
Spanish: Ratina Roquera
Taxonomy: Turdinus crispifrons Blyth, 1855, Mulayit Taung Tenasserim, Myanmar.
Commonly placed in genus Napothera. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- annamensis ( Delacour & Jabouille, 1928) - S China (S Yunnan), N Laos and N Vietnam (Tonkin, N Annam).
- crispifrons ( Blyth, 1855) - SE Myanmar (including N Tenasserim) and NW & W Thailand.
- calcicola ( Deignan, 1939) - SW part of NE Thailand.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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foraging at base of rock face Locality Wat Phra Phutthabat Noi Temple, Saraburi Province, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp calcicola)
Martin Kennewell 25 March 2012 8 weeks ago 38 sec 4 -
on rock face, calls twice Locality Wat Phra Phutthabat Noi Temple, Saraburi Province, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp calcicola)
Martin Kennewell 25 March 2012 8 weeks ago 31 sec 3.8 -
foraging on rock face, wipes bill Locality Wat Phra Phutthabat Noi Temple, Saraburi Province, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp calcicola)
Martin Kennewell 25 March 2012 8 weeks ago 15 sec 3.8 -
watchfully moving on rock face Locality Wat Phra Phutthabat Noi Temple, Saraburi Province, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp calcicola)
Martin Kennewell 25 March 2012 8 weeks ago 32 sec 3.7 -
A pair moving rapidly on rocky ground Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp calcicola)
Josep del Hoyo 19 November 2004 6 years ago 24 sec 3.5 -
side/ventral view perched on rock face, moves off Locality Wat Phra Phutthabat Noi Temple, Saraburi Province, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp calcicola)
Martin Kennewell 25 March 2012 8 weeks ago 26 sec 3.3
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Poor view: a bird skulks in dense vegetation.
Locality Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam (ssp annamensis)
Fran Trabalon 5 December 2010 1 year ago 1.9
- No sound recordings available yet
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