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Striped Tit-babbler
The striped tit-babbler has been split into 2 species: * Pin-striped tit-babbler (''Macronus gularis''), also known as yellow-breasted babbler * Bold-striped tit-babbler The bold-striped tit-babbler (''Mixornis bornensis'') is a species of Old World babblerCollar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) Pp. 70 - 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''Handbook of the Birds of the ... (''Macronus bornensis'') {{Animal common name Birds by common name ...
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Pin-striped Tit-babbler
The pin-striped tit-babbler (''Mixornis gularis''), also known as the yellow-breasted babbler, is a species of bird in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae that is found in South and Southeast Asia. Taxonomy and systematics The pin-striped tit-babbler was formally described in 1822 by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield based on a specimen collected in Sumatra. He coined the binomial name ''Timalia gularis''. The pin-striped tit-babbler was formerly placed in the genus ''Macronus'' but based on the results of a large molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019, the species was moved to the genus ''Mixornis'' that had been introduced in 1842 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ''mixis'' meaning "mixed" or "mingling" with ''ornis'' meaning "bird". The specific epithet ''gularis'' is Modern Latin meaning "-throated". The pin-striped tit-babbler belongs within a clade that includes the genera ''Dumetia'' and '' Timalia''. The ...
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Bold-striped Tit-babbler
The bold-striped tit-babbler (''Mixornis bornensis'') is a species of Old World babblerCollar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) Pp. 70 - 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'', Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. found in Southeast Asia. Description The bold-striped tit-babbler has a distinctive yellowish supercilium and rufous crown. The throat is yellowish with brown streaks. Call is a loud repeated ''chonk-chonk-chonk-chonk-chonk'' somewhat reminiscent of a common tailorbird. Distribution The bold-striped tit-babbler is found in Borneo and Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mo .... Behaviour Bold-striped tit-babblers forage in small flocks and creep a ...
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