Timaliidae

Napothera crassa Photo by James Eaton (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:mountain wren-babbler (en); zaragateiro-pequeno-montês (pt); turdinule des montagnes (fr); ratina montana (es); blasskehltimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is endemic to northern Borneo, being found along the border between Malaysia and Indonesia, and also in Brunei.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh about 25 g.Habitat:The…

Stachyris plateni Photo by Nobuo Matsumura (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:Mindanao pygmy babbler (en); zaragateiro-pigmeu-de-Mindanao (pt); timalie pygmée de Mindanao (fr); timalí de Mindanao (de); zwergbuschtimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Mindanao, in the southern Philippines.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 7,5-10 g.Habitat:The Mindanao pygmy babbler is found…

Rimator malacoptilus Photo by Christoph Moning (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:long-billed wren-babbler (en); zaragateiro-pequeno-de-bico-comprido (pt); turdinule à long bec (fr); ratina picuda (es); Assamzwergsäbler (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in extreme north-eastern India, and in adjacent parts of northern Myanmar, Bhutan, and north-western Yunnan in southern China.Size:These birds are 11-12 cm long and weigh…

Garrulax henrici Photo by Tang Jun (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:brown-cheeked laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-Henri (pt); garrulaxe de Henri (fr); charlatán de Henri (es); Prinzenhäherling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in the Himalayas, in southern Xizang, China, in south-eastern Tibet, and marginally in extreme north-eastern India.Size:These birds are 24,5-26 cm long and weigh 60-70 g.Habitat:The…

Neomixis tenella Photo by Nick Athanas (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:common jery (en); jéri-comum (pt); petite éroesse (fr); jiji común (es); graunackentimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found throughout the island.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 6-8 g.Habitat:The common jery is mostly found in both dry and moist tropical…

Napothera epilepidota Photo by David Lai (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:eyebrowed wren-babbler (en); zaragateiro-pequeno-de-sobrancelha (pt); petite turdinule (fr); ratina cejuda (es); streifenbrusttimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found from southern China, Bangladesh and extreme north-eastern India, through Indochina and into the Indonesian islands of Java, Sumatra and Borneo.Size:These birds are 10-11 cm long.Habitat:The eyebrowed wren-babbler…

Malia grata Photo by Rob Hutchinson (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:malia (en); malia (pt); malia des Célèbes (fr); timalí malia (es); mooswaldtimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species indemic to the island of Sulawesi, in Indonesia, being restricted to the mountain forests located inland.Size:These birds are 28-29 cm long.Habitat:The malia is only found in primary mountain rainforests,…