Black-chinned Babbler
Cyanoderma pyrrhops
Small buffy babbler with a black throat and lores. Social, often occurring in flocks with other species. Forages close to or on the ground in open forest, shrubby edge, and overgrown gardens and orchards. Song is a monotone or slightly ascending series of piping whistles. Calls include a sped-up version of the song and harsh churring.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Cyanoderma pyrrhops
- Authority
- (Blyth, 1844)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Genus
- Cyanoderma
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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