Gray-throated Babbler
Stachyris nigriceps
A medium-sized brown babbler with a streaked crown and an eye-catching white spot below the eye. Forages in forest undergrowth and dense scrub in edges and secondary growth, often with other species. Frequently visits feeders set up near blinds. Song is a surprisingly high, shaking whistle. Calls include dry chatter and buzzy, descending whistles.
Identification
A medium-sized brown babbler with a streaked crown and an eye-catching white spot below the eye. Forages in forest undergrowth and dense scrub in edges and secondary growth, often with other species. Frequently visits feeders set up near blinds. Song is a surprisingly high, shaking whistle. Calls include dry chatter and buzzy, descending whistles.
Taxonomy
The grey-throated babbler was formally described in 1844 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth under the current binomial name Stachyris nigriceps. He specified the locality as Nepal. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek stakhus meaning "ear of wheat" and rhis, rhinos meaning "nostrils". The specific epithet nigriceps is from Latin niger meaning "black" and "-ceps" meaning "-headed".<p>Twelve subspecies are recognised:
- Scientific name
- Stachyris nigriceps
- Authority
- Blyth, 1844
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Genus
- Stachyris
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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