Alternative names: Luzon Wren-Babbler; Rusty-headed Babbler; Rusty-faced Babbler
- Robsonius rabori
Identification
20 - 22cm. A long-billed and long-legged Babbler:
- Rusty-rufous crown with narrow black scales
- Upperparts rufescent-olive with larger blackish scaling, plainer and rustier on lower upperparts
- Bold white spots on wing
- Plain rusty chestnut face, white lores
- White submoustachial stripe, narrow black malar line
- White throat with black spots on side
- Breast greyish with fine white streaking, vent dark rufescent brown
Sexes are similar.
Distribution
Endemic to northern Luzon (Cordillera Central) Philippines.
Uncommon in its range, but difficult to assess because of secretive habits.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Bicol Ground Warbler and placed in Napothera.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and secondary growth. Up to 1000m.
Behaviour
Feeds on invertebrates.
Forages on the floor, walking slowly. Shy and secretive, difficult to see.
The nest is a large ball with a front entrance, some 0.6m above the ground in rattan. Lays 2 eggs.
Resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cordillera Ground Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cordillera_Ground_Warbler
