Brown Tit-Babbler (Macronus striaticeps)

Other Names (World)
Brown Tit-Babbler, Stripe-headed Tit-babbler

Family
Timaliidae (Scimitar-babblers And Allies)

Size
14.50 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1877

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (24)...)

Brown Tit-Babbler (Macronus striaticeps) [XC268949]
by Frank Lambert from Mindanao: Bislig; PICOP, Philippines (song)

Brown Tit-Babbler (Macronus striaticeps) [XC661988]
by Frank Lambert from Davao City, Davao del Sur, Davao Region, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Proposed subspecies cumingi (Samar and Leyte), boholensis (Bohol) and mearnsi (Mindanao) merged with mindanensis.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

mindanensis Steere, 1890 - Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Panaon, Bohol, Mindanao and islets of Balut, Cabo, Malanipa, Buad and Maripipi, in eastern and southern Philippine Is.
alcasidi duPont & Rabor, 1973 - Dinagat and Siargao, in eastern Philippines.
striaticeps Sharpe, 1877 - Basilan and Malamaui (off western Mindanao).
kettlewelli Guillemard, 1885 - Sulu Archipelago, in south-western Philippines.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown Tit-Babbler (Macronus striaticeps) - 4 files

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