Passeriformes / Timaliidae / Stachyris
Grey-throated Babbler
Stachyris nigriceps · 黑头穗鹛
Introduction
A passerine bird in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests across South and Southeast Asia.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Twelve subspecies are recognized with ranges including: central and east Himalayas; northeast India, north Myanmar, and southwest China; east and south Assam, east Bangladesh, south and southeast Myanmar, and northwest and west Thailand; east Myanmar, north Thailand, and south China to north and central Indochina; south Indochina; north and central Malay Peninsula; south Malay Peninsula; Sumatra and Lingga Island; north Natuna Islands; Tioman Island; montane west Borneo; and montane north Borneo.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Genus
- Stachyris
Vocalizations
Subspecies (12)
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Stachyris nigriceps borneensis
highlands of Borneo
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
