Negros Striped-Babbler (Zosterornis nigrorum)

Other Scientific Names
Zosterornis nigrorum

Other Names (World)
Negros Striped Babbler, Negros Striped-Babbler, Negros Tree-babbler

Family
Zosteropidae (White-eyes And Yuhinas)

Size
13 - 14.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Rand & Rabor, 1952)

Habitat
Lower storey of montane forest, recently degraded forest, secondary forest and dense bushes at the forest edge and in forest opened up for agriculture. From 950 - 1,600 m, chiefly occurring between 1,050 - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B) (NB).

Negros, in west-central Philippine Is.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat destruction and degradation, especially from slash-and-burn farming, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Rather thin, high-pitched contact call notes consisting of 'tsip-tsip-tsip', often in trills.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Negros Striped Babbler (Zosterornis nigrorum) [XC320931]
by Ross Gallardy from Mt. Talinas, Negros Oriental, Philippines (call)

Negros Striped Babbler (Zosterornis nigrorum) [XC69511]
by Frank Lambert from Negros; Mt. Talinas area, near Valencia, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Genus usually merged into Stachyris. May form a superspecies with Luzon Striped-Babbler (Zosterornis striatus), Panay Striped-Babbler (Zosterornis latistriatus) and Palawan Striped-Babbler (Zosterornis hypogrammicus) and arguably conspecific with Panay Striped-Babbler (Zosterornis latistriatus), but vocally distinct.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Negros Striped-Babbler (Zosterornis nigrorum) - 5 files

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