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Zosterornis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Zosteropidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Aves

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Passerine

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Similar
  
Chestnut‑faced babbler, Negros striped babbler, Panay striped babbler, Golden‑crowned babbler, Visayan pygmy babbler

Chestnut faced babbler zosterornis whiteheadi


Zosterornis is a genus of passerine bird in the Old World babbler family Zosteropidae (Moyle et al., 2009), although some taxonomists continue to place the genus in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. The genus is endemic to the Philippines.

It contains the following species:

  • Chestnut-faced babbler, Zosterornis whiteheadi
  • Luzon striped babbler, Zosterornis striatus
  • Panay striped babbler, Zosterornis latistriatus
  • Negros striped babbler, Zosterornis nigrorum
  • Palawan striped babbler, Zosterornis hypogrammicus
  • References

    Zosterornis Wikipedia