- Flame-templed Babbler
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Flame-templed Babbler Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Timaliidae Genus: Dasycrotapha
Tweeddale, 1878Species: D. speciosa Binomial name Dasycrotapha speciosa
(Tweeddale, 1878)Synonyms Stachyris speciosa (Tweeddale, 1878)
The Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa) is a species of bird of the Timaliidae family, in the monotypic genus Dasycrotapha.[1] It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
Further reading
- 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.
References
- ^ Thomas M. Brooks, John D. Pilgrim, Ana S. L. Rodrigues & Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca (2005). "Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history". In Andy Purvis, John L. Gittleman & Thomas Brooks. Phylogeny and Conservation. Conservation Biology. 8. Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–294. ISBN 9780521825023. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3W_TN0790vEC&pg=PA292.
- ^ BirdLife International 2004. Dasycrotapha speciosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
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