Wildlifeof China
Pin-striped Tit-babbler
Babblers, Laughingthrushes & White-eyes
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Macronus gularis
Basic stats
Habitat
Loose ball-shaped nest of grasses; forages in low vegetation
Range
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
The pin-striped tit-babbler, also known as the yellow-breasted babbler, is an Old World babbler widely distributed in South and South-east Asia, including China, with a distinctive yellowish supercilium and rufous crown. It has disjunct populations in southern India (Wikipedia, general species account).
It forages in small flocks, creeping and clambering in low vegetation, and gives a loud repeated 'chonk' call somewhat like a common tailorbird's. It breeds in the pre-monsoon season from February to July and builds a loose ball-shaped nest of grasses (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Pin-striped Tit-babbler live in?
- Loose ball-shaped nest of grasses; forages in low vegetation
- Where is the Pin-striped Tit-babbler found?
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam