en Bold-striped tit-babbler

Bold-striped tit-babbler
	at South Kalimantan, Borneo
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Timaliidae
Genus:	Mixornis
Species:	M. bornensis
Binomial name
	Mixornis bornensis; Bonaparte, 1850

The bold-striped tit-babbler (Mixornis bornensis) is a species of Old World babbler^[2] found in Southeast Asia.

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

^ BirdLife International (2018). "Mixornis bornensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22734568A132183229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22734568A132183229.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ 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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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2018). "Mixornis bornensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22734568A132183229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22734568A132183229.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[2] 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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