Family Timaliidae Genus Macronus Order Passerine | Class Aves Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Macronus, Mindanao miniature babbler, Temminck's babbler, Visayan pygmy babbler, Cachar wedge‑billed babbler |
The bold-striped tit-babbler (Macronus bornensis) is a species of Old World babbler found in Southeast Asia.
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Description
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.
Behaviour
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.
References
Bold-striped tit-babbler Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA