TimaliidaeStachyridopsis

Black-chinned Babbler

Stachyridopsis pyrrhops

10–10 cmVery Small
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Himalayas. Small, rather bull - headed babbler, with black lores, chin and centre of throat. Also has olive-buff crown with dark streaking, bullish ear-coverts, orange-buff underparts, and olive-brown upperparts (lacking any rufous in plumage). Iris is red. Formerly placed in Stschyris. Undergrowth in open forest and secondary growth.

Colour

OliveBuff / TanBlackOrange
Average size
10 cm
Habitat
Undergrowth in open forest and secondary growth.
Behaviour
Resident., Formerly placed in Stschyris.

About this bird

Resident. Himalayas. Small, rather bull - headed babbler, with black lores, chin and centre of throat. Also has olive-buff crown with dark streaking, bullish ear-coverts, orange-buff underparts, and olive-brown upperparts (lacking any rufous in plumage). Iris is red. Formerly placed in Stschyris. Undergrowth in open forest and secondary growth.

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Black-chinned Babbler is bigger than Chestnut-crowned Warbler but smaller than Flight Chin Hills Wren Babbler.