Greyish Limestone-babbler (Turdinus crispifrons)

Other Scientific Names
Napothera crispifrons [BirdLife International (2004)], Napothera crispifrons [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Family
Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)

Size
18 - 20.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1855)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 2,135 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Variable Limestone Babbler (Gypsophila crispifrons) [XC598497]
by Marc Anderson from \u0e15\u0e33\u0e1a\u0e25 \u0e1e\u0e30\u0e27\u0e2d, \u0e2d\u0e33\u0e40\u0e20\u0e2d\u0e41\u0e21\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e14, \u0e15\u0e32\u0e01, Thailand (song)

Variable Limestone Babbler (Gypsophila crispifrons) [XC197872]
by Philip Round from Rabam, Lan Sak District, Uthai Thani, Thailand (song)

Subspecies
Commonly placed in genus Napothera.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

annamensis (Delacour & Jabouille, 1928) - Southern China (southern Yunnan), northern Laos and northern Vietnam (Tonkin, northern Annam).
crispifrons (Blyth, 1855) - South-eastern Myanmar (including northern Tenasserim) and north-western and western Thailand.
calcicola Deignan, 1939 - South-western part of north-eastern Thailand. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Rufous Limestone-babbler (Turdinus calcicola).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Greyish Limestone-babbler (Turdinus crispifrons) - 6 files

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