(picture added) |
m |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image:K1A2222-(JPEG).jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|zykoay|zykoay}}<br />Bai Hua Ling, Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Yunnan, [[China]], February 2017]] | [[Image:K1A2222-(JPEG).jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|zykoay|zykoay}}<br />Bai Hua Ling, Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Yunnan, [[China]], February 2017]] | ||
'''Alternative names: Brown Babbler; Plain Brown Babbler; White-bellied Babbler''' | '''Alternative names: Brown Babbler; Plain Brown Babbler; White-bellied Babbler''' | ||
| − | ;[[:Category:Pellorneum|Pellorneum]] albiventre | + | ;[[:Category:Pellorneum|Pellorneum]] albiventre |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
14 - 15cm. A nondescript, small Babbler: | 14 - 15cm. A nondescript, small Babbler: | ||
Revision as of 15:27, 13 February 2017
.jpg)
Alternative names: Brown Babbler; Plain Brown Babbler; White-bellied Babbler
- Pellorneum albiventre
Identification
14 - 15cm. A nondescript, small Babbler:
- Olive-brown upperparts
- Dark brown flanks, rufescent vent
- Whitish throat with variable weak fine speckles
- Fine bill with dark upper mandible and pale lower mandible
- Rounded tail
Sexes similar, juveniles warmer-toned above
Similar species
Has a more rounded tail and duller underparts than Buff-breasted Babbler. Lesser Shortwing looks also similar but has shorter tail and no grey on cheek and ochre tones on belly and vent.
Distribution
From Bhutan over northeast India and northeast Bangladesh to Burma, south China (Yunnan to Guangxi), northwest Thailand and Laos to Vietnam.
Records from Bhutan in 1930s, no recent records. Rare and uncommon in India, Bangladesh and China. More common in Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
Four subspecies recognized:
- P. a. ignotum from Bhutan to northeast India and adjacent Burma
- P. a. albiventre in northeast India south of the Brahmaputra, northeast Bangladesh and west Burma
- P. a. cinnamomeum in east Burma, northwest Thailand, south China (Yunnan), northwest Laos and central and south Vietnam
- P. a. pusillum in south China (Yunnan to Guangxi) and north Vietnam
Habitat
Secondary growth, scrub, bamboo, grassland, clearings, undergrowth in pine forest. Up to 1830m in India, 280 - 2135m in southeast Asia.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects.
Very shy and skulking. Usually in pairs near the ground in dense cover.
Breeding season from April to July. The nest is a small globe or dome made of grasses or bamboo leaves. It's placed on or near the ground. Lays 2 - 5 eggs. Brood parasitism by Large Hawk-Cuckoo reported.
Resident species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- 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
- Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Spot-throated Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spot-throated_Babbler
