The
babblers are a large family of
Old World passerine birds. They are rather diverse in size and colouration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in southeast
Asia.
These birds have strong legs, and many are quite terrestrial. This group is not strongly migratory, and most species have short rounded wings, and a weak flight.
The species are:
Family: Timaliidae
- Genus Malia
- Genus Garrulax, the laughingthrushes[?]
- Ashy-headed Laughingthrush, Garrulax cinereifrons
- Sunda Laughingthrush, Garrulax palliatus
- Rufous-fronted Laughingthrush, Garrulax rufifrons
- Masked Laughingthrush, Garrulax perspicillatus
- White-throated Laughingthrush, Garrulax albogularis
- White-crested Laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus
- Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush, Garrulax monileger
- Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush, Garrulax pectoralis
- Black Laughingthrush, Garrulax lugubris
- Striated Laughingthrush, Garrulax striatus
- White-necked Laughingthrush, Garrulax strepitans
- Black-hooded Laughingthrush, Garrulax milleti
- Gray Laughingthrush, Garrulax maesi
- Rufous-necked Laughingthrush, Garrulax ruficollis
- Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush, Garrulax nuchalis
- Black-throated Laughingthrush, Garrulax chinensis
- White-cheeked Laughingthrush, Garrulax vassali
- Yellow-throated Laughingthrush, Garrulax galbanus
- Wynaad Laughingthrush, Garrulax delesserti
- Rufous-vented Laughingthrush, Garrulax gularis
- Pere David's Laughingthrush, Garrulax davidi
- Sukatschev's Laughingthrush, Garrulax sukatschewi
- Moustached Laughingthrush, Garrulax cineraceus
- Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush, Garrulax rufogularis
- Spotted Laughingthrush, Garrulax ocellatus
- Barred Laughingthrush, Garrulax lunulatus
- Biet's Laughingthrush, Garrulax bieti
- Giant Laughingthrush, Garrulax maximus
- Gray-sided Laughingthrush, Garrulax caerulatus
- Rusty Laughingthrush, Garrulax poecilorhynchus
- Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush, Garrulax mitratus
- Spot-breasted Laughingthrush, Garrulax merulinus
- Hwamei, Garrulax canorus
- White-browed Laughingthrush, Garrulax sannio
- Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush, Garrulax cachinnans
- Gray-breasted Laughingthrush, Garrulax jerdoni
- Streaked Laughingthrush, Garrulax lineatus
- Striped Laughingthrush, Garrulax virgatus
- Scaly Laughingthrush, Garrulax subunicolor
- Brown-capped Laughingthrush, Garrulax austeni
- Blue-winged Laughingthrush, Garrulax squamatus
- Elliot's Laughingthrush, Garrulax elliotii
- Variegated Laughingthrush, Garrulax variegatus
- Prince Henry's Laughingthrush, Garrulax henrici
- Black-faced Laughingthrush, Garrulax affinis
- White-whiskered Laughingthrush, Garrulax morrisonianus
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Garrulax erythrocephalus
- Golden-winged Laughingthrush, Garrulax ngoclinhensis
- Collared Laughingthrush, Garrulax yersini
- Red-winged Laughingthrush, Garrulax formosus
- Red-tailed Laughingthrush, Garrulax milnei
- Genus Liocichlas, the liocichlas[?]
- Gray-faced Liocichla, Liocichla omeiensis
- Steere's Liocichla, Liocichla steerii
- Red-faced Liocichla, Liocichla phoenicea
- Genus Modulatrix
- Spot-throat, Modulatrix stictigula
- Genus Arcanator
- Dapple-throat, Arcanator orostruthus
- Genus Trichastoma
- White-chested Babbler, Trichastoma rostratum
- Sulawesi Babbler, Trichastoma celebense
- Ferruginous Babbler, Trichastoma bicolor
- Bagobo Babbler, Trichastoma woodi
- Genus Malacocincla
- Abbott's Babbler, Malacocincla abbotti
- Horsfield's Babbler, Malacocincla sepiarium
- Short-tailed Babbler, Malacocincla malaccensis
- Ashy-headed Babbler, Malacocincla cinereiceps
- Genus Pellorneum
- Brown-capped Babbler, Pellorneum fuscocapillum
- Marsh Babbler, Pellorneum palustre
- Buff-breasted Babbler, Pellorneum tickelli
- Temminck's Babbler, Pellorneum pyrrogenys
- Spot-throated Babbler, Pellorneum albiventre
- Puff-throated Babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps
- Black-capped Babbler, Pellorneum capistratum
- Genus Malacopteron
- Palawan Babbler, Malacopteron palawanense
- Moustached Babbler, Malacopteron magnirostre
- Sooty-capped Babbler, Malacopteron affine
- Scaly-crowned Babbler, Malacopteron cinereum
- Rufous-crowned Babbler, Malacopteron magnum
- Gray-breasted Babbler, Malacopteron albogulare
- Genus Illadopsis, the illadopsises[?]
- Blackcap Illadopsis, Illadopsis cleaveri
- Scaly-breasted Illadopsis, Illadopsis albipectus
- Rufous-winged Illadopsis, Illadopsis rufescens
- Puvel's Illadopsis, Illadopsis puveli
- Pale-breasted Illadopsis, Illadopsis rufipennis
- Brown Illadopsis, Illadopsis fulvescens
- Mountain Illadopsis, Illadopsis pyrrhoptera
- African Hill Babbler, Illadopsis abyssinica
- Genus Kakamega
- Gray-chested Illadopsis, Kakamega poliothorax
- Genus Ptyrticus
- Thrush Babbler, Ptyrticus turdinus
- Genus Pomatorhinus, scimitar-babblers[?]
- Large Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus hypoleucos
- Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis
- Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus erythrogenys
- Indian Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
- White-browed Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus schisticeps
- Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus montanus
- Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus ruficollis
- Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps
- Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler, Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
- Genus Xiphirhynchus, scimitar-babblers[?]
- Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler, Xiphirhynchus superciliaris
- Genus Jabouilleia, scimitar-babblers[?]
- Short-tailed Scimitar-Babbler, Jabouilleia danjoui
- Genus Rimator, wren-babblers[?]
- Long-billed Wren-Babbler, Rimator malacoptilus
- Genus Ptilocichla, wren-babblers[?]
- Bornean Wren-Babbler, Ptilocichla leucogrammica
- Striated Wren-Babbler, Ptilocichla mindanensis
- Falcated Wren-Babbler, Ptilocichla falcata
- Genus Kenopia, wren-babblers[?]
- Striped Wren-Babbler, Kenopia striata
- Genus Napothera, wren-babblers[?]
- Large Wren-Babbler, Napothera macrodactyla
- Rusty-breasted Wren-Babbler, Napothera rufipectus
- Black-throated Wren-Babbler, Napothera atrigularis
- Marbled Wren-Babbler, Napothera marmorata
- Limestone Wren-Babbler, Napothera crispifrons
- Streaked Wren-Babbler, Napothera brevicaudata
- Mountain Wren-Babbler, Napothera crassa
- Luzon Wren-Babbler, Napothera rabori
- Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler, Napothera epilepidota
- Genus Pnoepyga, wren-babblers[?]
- Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler, Pnoepyga albiventer
- Immaculate Wren-Babbler, Pnoepyga immaculata
- Pygmy Wren-Babbler, Pnoepyga pusilla
- Genus Spelaeornis, wren-babblers[?]
- Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler, Spelaeornis caudatus
- Mishmi Wren-Babbler, Spelaeornis badeigularis
- Bar-winged Wren-Babbler, Spelaeornis troglodytoides
- Spotted Wren-Babbler, Spelaeornis formosus
- Long-tailed Wren-Babbler, Spelaeornis chocolatinus
- Tawny-breasted Wren-Babbler, Spelaeornis longicaudatus
- Wedge-billed Wren-Babbler, Sphenocichla humei
- Genus Neomixis, jerys[?]
- Common Jery, Neomixis tenella
- Green Jery, Neomixis viridis
- Stripe-throated Jery, Neomixis striatigula
- Genus Hartertula
- Wedge-tailed Jery, Hartertula flavoviridis
- Genus Stachyris
- Deignan's Babbler, Stachyris rodolphei
- Buff-chested Babbler, Stachyris ambigua
- Rufous-fronted Babbler, Stachyris rufifrons
- Rufous-capped Babbler, Stachyris ruficeps
- Black-chinned Babbler, Stachyris pyrrhops
- Golden Babbler, Stachyris chrysaea
- Pygmy Babbler, Stachyris plateni
- Golden-crowned Babbler, Stachyris dennistouni
- Black-crowned Babbler, Stachyris nigrocapitata
- Rusty-crowned Babbler, Stachyris capitalis
- Flame-templed Babbler, Stachyris speciosa
- Chestnut-faced Babbler, Stachyris whiteheadi
- Luzon Striped-Babbler, Stachyris striata
- Panay Striped-Babbler, Stachyris latistriata
- Negros Striped-Babbler, Stachyris nigrorum
- Palawan Striped-Babbler, Stachyris hypogrammica
- White-breasted Babbler, Stachyris grammiceps
- Sooty Babbler, Stachyris herberti
- Gray-throated Babbler, Stachyris nigriceps
- Gray-headed Babbler, Stachyris poliocephala
- Snowy-throated Babbler, Stachyris oglei
- Spot-necked Babbler, Stachyris striolata
- White-necked Babbler, Stachyris leucotis
- Black-throated Babbler, Stachyris nigricollis
- White-bibbed Babbler, Stachyris thoracica
- Chestnut-rumped Babbler, Stachyris maculata
- Chestnut-winged Babbler, Stachyris erythroptera
- Crescent-chested Babbler, Stachyris melanothorax
- Genus Dumetia
- Tawny-bellied Babbler, Dumetia hyperythra
- Genus Rhopocichla
- Dark-fronted Babbler, Rhopocichla atriceps
- Genus Macronous, tit-babblers[?]
- Striped Tit-Babbler, Macronous gularis
- Gray-cheeked Tit-Babbler, Macronous flavicollis
- Gray-faced Tit-Babbler, Macronous kelleyi
- Brown Tit-Babbler, Macronous striaticeps
- Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler, Macronous ptilosus
- Miniature Tit-Babbler, Micromacronus leytensis
- Genus Timalia
- Chestnut-capped Babbler, Timalia pileata
- Genus Chrysomma
- Yellow-eyed Babbler, Chrysomma sinense
- Jerdon's Babbler, Chrysomma altirostre
- Rufous-tailed Babbler, Chrysomma poecilotis
- Genus Turdoides
- Spiny Babbler, Turdoides nipalensis
- Iraq Babbler, Turdoides altirostris
- Common Babbler, Turdoides caudatus
- Striated Babbler, Turdoides earlei
- White-throated Babbler, Turdoides gularis
- Slender-billed Babbler, Turdoides longirostris
- Large Gray Babbler, Turdoides malcolmi
- Arabian Babbler, Turdoides squamiceps
- Fulvous Chatterer, Turdoides fulvus
- Scaly Chatterer, Turdoides aylmeri
- Rufous Chatterer, Turdoides rubiginosus
- Rufous Babbler, Turdoides subrufus
- Jungle Babbler, Turdoides striatus
- Orange-billed Babbler, Turdoides rufescens
- Yellow-billed Babbler, Turdoides affinis
- Blackcap Babbler, Turdoides reinwardtii
- Dusky Babbler, Turdoides tenebrosus
- Black-lored Babbler, Turdoides melanops
- Scaly Babbler, Turdoides squamulatus
- White-rumped Babbler, Turdoides leucopygius
- Southern Pied-Babbler, Turdoides bicolor
- Northern Pied-Babbler, Turdoides hypoleucus
- Hinde's Pied-Babbler, Turdoides hindei
- Cretzschmar's Babbler, Turdoides leucocephalus
- Brown Babbler, Turdoides plebejus
- Arrow-marked Babbler, Turdoides jardineii
- Bare-cheeked Babbler, Turdoides gymnogenys
- Genus Babax, the babaxes[?]
- Chinese Babax, Babax lanceolatus
- Giant Babax, Babax waddelli
- Tibetan Babax, Babax koslowi
- Genus Leiothrix
- Silver-eared Mesia, Leiothrix argentauris
- Red-billed Leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea
- Genus Cutia
- Genus Pteruthius, shrike-babblers[?]
- Black-headed Shrike-Babbler, Pteruthius rufiventer
- White-browed Shrike-Babbler, Pteruthius flaviscapis
- Green Shrike-Babbler, Pteruthius xanthochlorus
- Black-eared Shrike-Babbler, Pteruthius melanotis
- Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler, Pteruthius aenobarbus
- Genus Gampsorhynchus
- White-hooded Babbler, Gampsorhynchus rufulus
- Genus Actinodura, the barwings[?]
- Rusty-fronted Barwing, Actinodura egertoni
- Spectacled Barwing, Actinodura ramsayi
- Black-crowned Barwing, Actinodura sodangorum
- Hoary-throated Barwing, Actinodura nipalensis
- Streak-throated Barwing, Actinodura waldeni
- Streaked Barwing, Actinodura souliei
- Taiwan Barwing, Actinodura morrisoniana
- Genus Minla, the minlas[?]
- Blue-winged Minla, Minla cyanouroptera
- Chestnut-tailed Minla, Minla strigula
- Red-tailed Minla, Minla ignotincta
- Genus Fulvetta, the fulvettas[?]
- Golden-breasted Fulvetta, Alcippe chrysotis
- Gold-fronted Fulvetta, Alcippe variegaticeps
- Yellow-throated Fulvetta, Alcippe cinerea
- Rufous-winged Fulvetta, Alcippe castaneceps
- White-browed Fulvetta, Alcippe vinipectus
- Chinese Fulvetta, Alcippe striaticollis
- Spectacled Fulvetta, Alcippe ruficapilla
- Streak-throated Fulvetta, Alcippe cinereiceps
- Ludlow's Fulvetta, Alcippe ludlowi
- Rufous-throated Fulvetta, Alcippe rufogularis
- Dusky Fulvetta, Alcippe brunnea
- Rusty-capped Fulvetta, Alcippe dubia
- Brown Fulvetta, Alcippe brunneicauda
- Brown-cheeked Fulvetta, Alcippe poioicephala
- Gray-cheeked Fulvetta, Alcippe morrisonia
- Javan Fulvetta, Alcippe pyrrhoptera
- Mountain Fulvetta, Alcippe peracensis
- Nepal Fulvetta, Alcippe nipalensis
- Genus Lioptilus
- Bush Blackcap, Lioptilus nigricapillus
- Genus Kupeornis, the mountain-babblers[?]
- White-throated Mountain-Babbler, Kupeornis gilberti
- Red-collared Mountain-Babbler, Kupeornis rufocinctus
- Chapin's Mountain-Babbler, Kupeornis chapini
- Genus Parophasma
- Abyssinian Catbird, Parophasma galinieri
- Genus Phyllanthus
- Capuchin Babbler, Phyllanthus atripennis
- Genus Crocias, the crociass[?]
- Gray-crowned Crocias, Crocias langbianis
- Spotted Crocias, Crocias albonotatus
- Genus Heterophasia, the sibias[?]
- Rufous-backed Sibia, Heterophasia annectens
- Rufous Sibia, Heterophasia capistrata
- Gray Sibia, Heterophasia gracilis
- Black-backed Sibia, Heterophasia melanoleuca
- Black-headed Sibia, Heterophasia desgodinsi
- White-eared Sibia, Heterophasia auricularis
- Beautiful Sibia, Heterophasia pulchella
- Long-tailed Sibia, Heterophasia picaoides
- Genus Yuhina, the yuhinas[?]
- Striated Yuhina, Yuhina castaniceps
- Chestnut-crested Yuhina, Yuhina everetti
- White-naped Yuhina, Yuhina bakeri
- Whiskered Yuhina, Yuhina flavicollis
- Burmese Yuhina, Yuhina humilis
- Stripe-throated Yuhina, Yuhina gularis
- White-collared Yuhina, Yuhina diademata
- Rufous-vented Yuhina, Yuhina occipitalis
- Taiwan Yuhina, Yuhina brunneiceps
- Black-chinned Yuhina, Yuhina nigrimenta
- White-bellied Yuhina, Yuhina zantholeuca
- Genus Myzornis
- Fire-tailed Myzornis, Myzornis pyrrhoura
- Genus Oxylabes
- White-throated Oxylabes, Oxylabes madagascariensis
- Genus Crossleyia
- Yellow-browed Oxylabes, Crossleyia xanthophrys
- Genus Mystacornis
- Crossley's Babbler, Mystacornis crossleyi