Wildlifeof Sumatra
Pin-Striped Tit-Babbler
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Mixornis gularis
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates
Habitat
Low vegetation; loose ball-shaped nest of grasses and leaves
Range
South and Southeast Asia
The pin-striped tit-babbler, also known as the yellow-breasted babbler, is an Old World babbler of the family Timaliidae found in South and Southeast Asia, from Bangladesh and Bhutan to Indonesia and the Philippines. It has a distinctive yellowish eyebrow and rufous crown, with a yellowish throat with brown streaks (Wikipedia, general species account).
The call is a loud, repeated chonk-chonk-chonk-chonk-chonk, somewhat reminiscent of a common tailorbird's. It forages in small flocks, creeping and clambering in low vegetation, and breeds in the pre-monsoon season, building a loose ball-shaped nest of grasses and leaves (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Pin-Striped Tit-Babbler eat?
- Invertebrates
- What habitat does the Pin-Striped Tit-Babbler live in?
- Low vegetation; loose ball-shaped nest of grasses and leaves
- Where is the Pin-Striped Tit-Babbler found?
- South and Southeast Asia