Timaliidae

Turdoides nipalensis Photo by Jyotendra Thakuri (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:spiny babbler (en); zaragateiro-do-Nepal (pt); cratérope du Népal (fr); turdoide nepalés (es); igeldrossling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is endemic to Nepal.Size:These birds are 28 cm long and weigh 65-90 g.Habitat:The spiny babbler is mostly found in moist tropical and sub-tropical scrublands, and also in areas…

Yuhina brunneiceps Photo by Robert Tec (Wikipedia) Common name:Taiwan yuhina (en); iuína-da-Formosa (pt); yuhina de Taiwan (fr); yuhina de Formosa (es); braunkopfyuhina (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is endemic to Taiwan, being mostly found on the eastern side of the island.Size:These birds are 12-13 cm long and weigh 10-13 g.Habitat:The Taiwan yuhina is found in…

Strophocincla cachinnans Photo by Niranjan Sant (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:black-chinned laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-garganta-preta (pt); garrulaxe des Nilgiri (fr); chalátan de Nilgiri (es); zimtbrusthäherling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is endemic to southern India, only being found in north-western Tamil Nadu, north-eastern Kerala and south-western Karnataka, predominantly in the Nilgiri Hills, and with a smaller disjunct…

Babax waddelli Photo by Johan van’t Bosch (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:giant babax (en); zaragateiro-babaxe-gigante (pt); babaxe de Waddell (fr); babax gigante (es); riesenbabax (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in southern Tibet and marginally across the border into north-eastern Sikkim, India.Size:These birds are 31 cm long and weigh around 140 g.Habitat:The giant babax is…

Chrysomma sinense Photo by Sharad Agrawal (Facebook) Common name:yellow-eyed babbler (en); timali-de-olho-dourado (pt); timalie aux yeux d’or (fr); timalí ojigualdo (es); goldaugentimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Timaliidae Range:This species is found is found in Pakistand and India, and through Nepal and Bangladesh into southern China, Thailand and Vietnam.Size:These birds are 17-18 cm long and weigh 12-20 g.Habitat:The…

Pellorneum ruficeps Photo by P. Supat (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:puff-throated babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-peito-estriado (pt); akalat à poitrine tachetée (fr); tordina pechiestriada (es); streifenbrust-erdtimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, in southern India, in northern India, Nepal and Bhutan, and Myanmar and southern China into Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.Size:These birds are 15…

Actinodura egertoni Photo by Raj Kamal Phukan (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:rusty-fronted barwing (en); asa-malhada-ruivo (pt); actinodure d’Egerton (fr); actinodura de Egerton (es); rotstirnsibia (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in the foothills of the Himalayas, in Nepal, Bhutan, north-eastern India, western Myanmar and marginally across the border into China.Size:These birds are 22-24 cm long…

Heterophasia desgodinsi Photo by Hung Do Manh (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:black-headed sibia (en); sibia-de-cabeça-preta (pt); sibia de Desgodins (fr); sibia cabecinegra (es); schwarzkopftimalie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TimaliidaeRange:This species is found in in northern Myanmar, southern China, Laos and Vietnam.Size:These birds are 21,5-24,5 cm long.Habitat:The black-headed sibia is found tropical and sub-tropical moist mountain forests, at…