The bold-striped tit-babbler (''Mixornis bornensis'') is a species of

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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

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Distribution

The bold-striped tit-babbler is found in

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Behaviour

Bold-striped tit-babblers forage in small flocks and creep and clamber in low vegetation. They breed in the pre-monsoon season from February to July and build a loose ball-shaped nest made from grasses and leaves.

References

Mixornis Birds of Malesia Birds of Borneo Birds described in 1850 Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte {{Timaliidae-stub