Palawan striped babbler

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Palawan striped babbler
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Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Zosterornis
Species:
Z. hypogrammicus
Binomial name
Zosterornis hypogrammicus
Synonyms

Stachyris hypogrammicus

The Palawan striped babbler (Zosterornis hypogrammicus) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the Philippines only found in Palawan.

Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description[]

EBird describes the bird as "A fairly small bird of mid-elevation montane forest on Panay. Dark brown above and heavily streaked with black below, with base color blending from white on the throat to buffy on the lower belly. Note the white face edged with black and the thin black stripe behind the eye. Often found in mixed-species flocks. Somewhat similar to Stripe-sided and Visayan Rhabdornises, but smaller, and lacks the broad black band through the eye. Voice includes a loud staccato trill." They are generally observed to forage low down.[2]

The most distinct among the four striped babblers (others being Luzon striped babbler, Panay striped babbler and Negros striped babbler) which are generally plain brown versus the Palawan striped babblers olive yellow markings.[3]

Habitat and Conservation Status[]

This species is known from primary montane mossy forest from 1,000 m to 2,000 m. It is only found on three mountains being Mount Mantalingajan, Mt. Victoria and Mt. Borangbato. [3]

Due to extremely limited range, IUCN has assessed this bird as near threatened.This species' main threat is habitat loss with wholesale clearance of forest habitats as a result of logging, agricultural conversion and mining activities occurring within the range.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterornis hypogrammicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22716243A94486125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716243A94486125.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Palawan Striped Babbler". Ebird.
  3. ^ a b Allen, Desmond (2020). Birds of the Philippines. Barcelona: Lynx and Birdlife Guides International. pp. 294–295.
  • Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.


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