- Chestnut-capped Babbler
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Chestnut-capped Babbler Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Timaliidae Genus: Timalia Species: T. pileata Binomial name Timalia pileata
Horsfield, 1821The Chestnut-capped Babbler (Timalia pileata) is a passerine bird of the Timaliidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Timalia.[citation needed]
Distribution
It is native in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]
The Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal represents the western limit of its distribution.[2]
References
- 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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2009) Timalia pileata. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1
- ^ Baral, H.S., Inskipp, C. (2009) The Birds of Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve, Nepal. Our Nature (2009) 7: 56-81 download pdf
External links
- BirdLife International: Chestnut-capped Babbler
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: Timalia pileata
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