Babblers (Timaliidae)
Rusty-crowned Babbler (Sterrhoptilus capitalis) - HBW 12, p. 148
French: Timalie mitrée
German: Gelbkehl-Buschtimalie
Spanish: Timalí Mitrado
Other common names: Rusty-crowned Tree-babbler, Rufous-crowned Babbler(!)
Taxonomy: Mixornis (?) capitalis Tweeddale, 1877, Dinagat, Philippines.
Genus usually merged into Stachyris. May form a superspecies with S. dennistouni and S. nigrocapitatus, and all three have been treated as conspecific. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- capitalis ( Tweeddale, 1877) - Dinagat, in EC Philippines.
- euroaustralis ( Parkes, 1988) - Mindanao (excluding Zamboanga Peninsula), in S Philippines.
- isabelae ( Parkes, 1963) - W Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula) and Basilan, in S Philippines.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree, feeding on fruits, with a Mindanao Pygmy Babbler. Locality Lianga, Surigao del Sur Province, Mindanao, Philippines
Desmond Allen 4 years ago 21 sec 2.7
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