Alternative names: White-breasted Tree-Babbler; Javan Babbler
- Stachyris grammiceps
Identification
12cm. A small Stachyris-babbler:
- Blackish crown and moustache stripe, streaked with white
- Grey ear-coverts and nape
- Rufous back and tail
- Grey flanks on white underparts
Sexes similar, juveniles like adults.
Distribution
Endemic to Java, Indonesia.
Patchily distributed but common in appropriate habitat.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests. Mainly below 1000m
Behaviour
Feeds on insects.
Usually seen in small singe-species groups of up to 30 birds, mostly around 6 birds. Sometimes in mixed flocks with other babbler like Crescent-chested Babbler and Grey-cheeked Tit-Babbler. Forages in undergrowth and middle stratum, sometimes hanging upside-down.
Breeding in all months with a peak in May to June. No other information about nest or clutch size.
Resident species.
References
- 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) White-breasted Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 July 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-breasted_Babbler
