Bold-striped Tit-Babbler
Mixornis bornensis
A small, noisy babbler that is almost always seen in groups. Bright chestnut above, with well-streaked white underparts, a blue-gray face, and pale eyes. Found in lowland and hill forests, particularly secondary and distrubed forest, as well as scrubby forest edge, brushy fields and wetlands, gardens, and plantations. Darts about in the undergrowth, giving loud churring, rattling calls. Gives an echoey, hiccupping song, often in duets: “po-kyu, po-kyu, po-kyu”.
Identification
The bold-striped tit-babbler has a distinctive yellowish supercilium and rufous crown. The throat is yellowish with brown streaks.<p>Call is a loud repeated chonk-chonk-chonk-chonk-chonk somewhat reminiscent of a common tailorbird.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Mixornis bornensis
- Authority
- Bonaparte, 1850
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Genus
- Mixornis
Range and habitat
The bold-striped tit-babbler is found in Borneo and Java.
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
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.
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
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Distribution
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