Bold-striped tit-babbler

Mixornis bornensis

The bold-striped tit-babbler is a species of Old World babbler found in Southeast Asia.
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Appearance

The bold-striped tit-babbler has a distinctive yellowish supercilium and rufous crown. The throat is yellowish with brown streaks.

Call is a loud repeated "chonk-chonk-chonk-chonk-chonk" somewhat reminiscent of a common tailorbird.

Distribution

The bold-striped tit-babbler is found in Borneo and Java.

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.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTimaliidae
GenusMixornis
SpeciesM. bornensis
Photographed in
Malaysia