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| + | '''Alternative name: Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler''' | ||
| + | ;[[:Category:Pteruthius|Pteruthius]] aenobarbus | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 11.5 cm. A small Shrike-Babbler: | ||
| + | * White eye-ring | ||
| + | * Broad white wing-bars (rufous-buff in female) | ||
| + | * Male with chestnut forehead bordered above by yellow and a dark chestnut throat | ||
| + | * Female is whitish below with yellowish vent and belly and diffuse chestnut on upper throat and forehead | ||
| + | Juveniles not described | ||
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | [[Black-eared Shrike-Babbler]] is very similar but has a blackish rear border behind the yellow ear-coverts. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Java]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Split from [[Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler]]<sup>[[#References|[4]]]</sup> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Like all species of this genus most probably not a babbler but belonging to the [[:Category:Vireonidae|Vireos]]. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Moist montanes and lowland forests. Found at 1000 - 3000 m. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Feeds on cockroaches, caterpillars and other insects, takes also fruit.<br /> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Usually seen singly and in pairs, outside breeding season in small groups, often in mixed flocks. Movements sluggish and slow.<br /> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Breeding season May to June. The nest is a shallow cup, hidden with moss and spider webs and suspended from a high branch fork of tree. Lays 2 eggs.<br /> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Resident species. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol12}}#{{Ref-RasmussenAnderton05}}#Rheindt & Eaton 2009. Species limits in Pteruthius (Aves: Corvida) shrike-babblers: a comparison between the Biological and Phylogenetic Species Concepts. Zootaxa 2301: 29–54. | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|Pteruthius+aenobarbus}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pteruthius]] | ||
Revision as of 11:17, 28 August 2011
Alternative name: Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler
- Pteruthius aenobarbus
Identification
11.5 cm. A small Shrike-Babbler:
- White eye-ring
- Broad white wing-bars (rufous-buff in female)
- Male with chestnut forehead bordered above by yellow and a dark chestnut throat
- Female is whitish below with yellowish vent and belly and diffuse chestnut on upper throat and forehead
Juveniles not described
Similar species
Black-eared Shrike-Babbler is very similar but has a blackish rear border behind the yellow ear-coverts.
Distribution
Java.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Split from Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler[4]
Like all species of this genus most probably not a babbler but belonging to the Vireos.
Habitat
Moist montanes and lowland forests. Found at 1000 - 3000 m.
Behaviour
Feeds on cockroaches, caterpillars and other insects, takes also fruit.
Usually seen singly and in pairs, outside breeding season in small groups, often in mixed flocks. Movements sluggish and slow.
Breeding season May to June. The nest is a shallow cup, hidden with moss and spider webs and suspended from a high branch fork of tree. Lays 2 eggs.
Resident species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- 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
- Rheindt & Eaton 2009. Species limits in Pteruthius (Aves: Corvida) shrike-babblers: a comparison between the Biological and Phylogenetic Species Concepts. Zootaxa 2301: 29–54.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Trilling Shrike-Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Trilling_Shrike-Babbler
