Timaliidae

Yuhina diademata Photo by David Blank (Animal Diversity Web) Common name: white-collared yuhina (en); iuína-de-diadema (pt); yuhina à diadème (fr); yuhina diademada (es); diademyuhina (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found in China, Myanmar and Vietnam. Size: This large yuhina is 14,5-19 cm long and weighs 19-24 g. Habitat: White-collared…

Turdoides jardineii Photo by Jirí Sevcík (Encyclopedia of Life) Common name: arrow-marked babbler (en); zaragateiro-castanho (pt); cratérope fléché (fr); turdoide de Jardine (es); braundrossling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This African species occurs from Uganda, through Angola, Tanzania, northern Mozambique and Zambia, and into South Africa. Size: These birds are 21-25 cm long…

Malacocincla abbotti Photo by Gaurav Bhatnagar (Flickr) Common name: Abbott’s babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-Abbott (pt); akalat d’Abbott (fr); tordina de Abbott (es); rotschwanz-maustimalie (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found from the foothills of the Himalayas, in Nepal and Bhutan, through northern India and Bangladesh, and into south-east Asia down to…

Garrulax galbanus Photo by Forrest Fong (Hong Kong Bird Watching Society) Common name: yellow-throated laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-garganta-amarela (pt); garrulaxe à gorge jaune (fr); tordo jocoso de Austen (es); gelbbauchhäherling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found from north-eastern India, south-eastern Bangladesh, into western Myanmar and southern China. Size: They are…

Garrulax galbanus Photo by Forrest Fong (Hong Kong Bird Watching Society) Common name: yellow-throated laughingthrush (en); zaragateiro-de-garganta-amarela (pt); garrulaxe à gorge jaune (fr); tordo jocoso de Austen (es); gelbbauchhäherling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found from north-eastern India, south-eastern Bangladesh, into western Myanmar and southern China. Size: They are…

Garrulax canorus Photo by Guy Miller (Oriental Bird Images) Common name: Chinese hwamei (en); zaragateiro-da-China (pt); garrulaxe hoamy (fr); charlatán canoro (es); China-Augenbrauenhäherling (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This species is found in central and south-east China, Taiwan, Hainan, and northern Indochina. It has also been introduced to the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu,…

Alcippe poioicephala Photo by Niranjan Sant (Oriental Bird Images) Common name: brown-cheeked fulvetta (en); fulveta-de-face-castanha (pt); alcippe à joues brunes (fr); fulveta cariparda (es); graukopfalcippe (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found from southern and central India, westwards to Bangladesh, and into southern China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. Size:…

Alcippe poioicephala Photo by Niranjan Sant (Oriental Bird Images) Common name: brown-cheeked fulvetta (en); fulveta-de-face-castanha (pt); alcippe à joues brunes (fr); fulveta cariparda (es); graukopfalcippe (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Range: This Asian species is found from southern and central India, westwards to Bangladesh, and into southern China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. Size:…