Wildlifeof Bhutan
Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
Babblers, Laughingthrushes & White-eyes
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Mixornis gularis
Basic stats
Habitat
Forages in small flocks, creeping and clambering in low vegetation; loose ball-shaped nest of grasses and leaves
Range
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
The pin-striped tit-babbler, also known as the yellow-breasted babbler, is an Old World babbler found widely in South and Southeast Asia, including Bhutan. It has a distinctive yellowish supercilium and rufous crown, and the throat is yellowish with brown streaks. The call is a loud, repeated 'chonk-chonk-chonk', somewhat reminiscent of a common tailorbird (Wikipedia, general species account).
It forages in small flocks, creeping and clambering in low vegetation. It breeds in the pre-monsoon season from February to July and builds a loose, ball-shaped nest of grasses and leaves. The source read gives no size or diet information, so none is stated.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Pin-striped Tit-Babbler live in?
- Forages in small flocks, creeping and clambering in low vegetation; loose ball-shaped nest of grasses and leaves
- Where is the Pin-striped Tit-Babbler found?
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam