Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa)

Other Scientific Names
Stachyris speciosa [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Stachyris speciosa [Collar et al. (1994)], Stachyris speciosa [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Flame-templed Babbler, Orange-templed Babbler, Rough-templed Babbler, Beautiful Roughtemple, Rusty-crowned Babbler

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
13 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Tweeddale, 1878)

Habitat
Lowland forest, forest edge and secondary growth. From sea-level - 1,000 m, occasionally occurring up to 1,180 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B) (NB).

Panay and Negros, in west-central Philippine Is.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat destruction and degradation, particularly selective logging of large trees, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Often in mixed species flocks.

Voice
Short, melodious, warbled phrases.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa) [XC68115]
by Frank Lambert from Negros; Mt. Canlaon, Philippines (song)

Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa) [XC269955]
by Ding Li Yong from Negros; Mt. Canlaon, Philippines (song)

Subspecies
Commonly placed in genus Stachyris. The populations on the two islands are reported to differ from one another sufficiently to warrant recognition of two subspecies. Further research is required.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa) - 10 files

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