Pin-striped Tit-babbler

Mixornis gularis

Description

Upper body brown. Crown feathers, tail, and wings reddish brown. The lower body and supercilium are pale yellow with characteristic fine black stripes on the chin and chest. Juveniles are only slightly different, with a more uniformly colored top, pale underside and a thin supercilium.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

10-15 g

LENGTH

11-14 cm

Om

Omnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Timaliidae

GENUS

:

Mixornis

SPECIES

:

Mixornis gularis

Distribution

Mixornis gularis can be found in forests, shrubs, and mountain forests up to an altitude of 1000 m above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Mixornis gularis forage in small flocks, creeping and climbing on low vegetation. These birds live in pairs or in small groups.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Mixornis gularis is a bird that eats insects such as ladybugs, ants, caterpillars, grasshoppers and spiders. This bird also occasionally eats fruit.

Diet : Omnivore

Mating Habits

This bird’s breeding season lasts between February and July. The ball-shaped nest is made of grass and leaves. Eggs are glossy white to dull white (sometimes faint pink) or sea green.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

This bird population is stable, so it is categorized as a species of Least Concern in the IUCN Redlist.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Pin-striped tit babbler on Wikipedia Article
  2. Mixornis gularis Pin-striped Tit-babbler on Wiki Nus Article
  3. Pin-striped Tit-babbler on The IUCN Redlist