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- Gypsophila annamensis
Identification
18–20·5 cm (7-8 in). A rather long-billed and long-tailed medium-sized babbler:
- Greyish-tinged dark brown crown to back with black scaling
- Greyish dark brown fluffy rump
- Dark brown upperwing and tail
- Greyish face with darker ear-coverts
- White throat and upper breast with broad dark streaks and grey lower breast and belly
- Grey-brown flanks, thighs and vent
Sexes similar. Juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
South China (Yunnan), north Laos and north Vietnam.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
One of three species split from what used to be Limestone Wren-Babbler.
Habitat
Behaviour
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Annam Limestone Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Annam_Limestone_Babbler
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
