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A small resident babbler maybe around ~15 cms long / tall with a lovely call. They are quite a garrulous bunch much like their cousins. But they are often very hard to spot since they forage on the forest floor - areas with lots of thick bushes (and snakes) - usually walking up and down the thick jumble of dry bushes looking for insects and other food.
We sighted them on the forest floor during a recent visit. Luckily two birds were curious about the photographers and came on to the perch before diving into a small water pan below.
Thank you very much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.
A small resident babbler maybe around ~15 cms long / tall with a lovely call. They are quite a garrulous bunch much like their cousins. But they are often very hard to spot since they forage on the forest floor - areas with lots of thick bushes (and snakes) - usually walking up and down the thick jumble of dry bushes looking for insects and other food.
We sighted them on the forest floor during a recent visit. Luckily for me, the ground was elevated like a platform full of scrubby bush where I got this lifer and great shot at eye level. Couldn't be more happier!
Thank you very much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.
Wikipedia: The puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps) is a species of passerine bird found in Asia. They are found in scrub and moist forest mainly in hilly regions. They forage in small groups on the forest floor, turning around leaf litter to find their prey and usually staying low in the undergrowth where they can be hard to spot. They however have loud and distinct calls, including a morning song, contact and alarm calls.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puff-throated_babbler
Conservation status: Least Concern
A small resident babbler maybe around ~15 cms long / tall with a lovely call. They are quite a garrulous bunch much like their cousins. But they are often very hard to spot since they forage on the forest floor - areas with lots of thick bushes (and snakes) - usually walking up and down the thick jumble of dry bushes looking for insects and other food.
We sighted them on the forest floor during a recent visit. Luckily for me, the ground was elevated like a platform full of scrubby bush where I got this lifer and great shot at eye level. Couldn't be more happier!
Thank you very much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.
A small resident babbler maybe around ~15 cms long / tall with a lovely call. They are quite a garrulous bunch much like their cousins. But they are often very hard to spot since they forage on the forest floor - areas with lots of thick bushes (and snakes) - usually walking up and down the thick jumble of dry bushes looking for insects and other food.
We sighted them on the forest floor during a recent birdwalk. Luckily for me, the ground was elevated like a platform full of scrubby bush where I got this lifer and great shot at eye level. Couldn't be more happier!
Thank you very much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.
A small resident babbler maybe around ~15 cms long / tall with a lovely call. They are quite a garrulous bunch much like their cousins. But they are often very hard to spot since they forage on the forest floor - areas with lots of thick bushes (and snakes) - usually walking up and down the thick jumble of dry bushes looking for insects and other food.
We sighted them on the forest floor during a recent birdwalk. Luckily for me, the ground was elevated like a platform full of scrubby bush where I got this lifer and great shot at eye level. Couldn't be more happier!
Thank you very much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.
(Pellorneum ruficeps)
Cat Tien
Vietname
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(Pellorneum ruficeps)
Cat Tien
Vietname
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
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Puff-throated Babbler is an attractive species. We were able to watch a number of these birds foraging by turning over leaves. This was while we sat inside a hide (blind) near Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province, Thailand.
Réalisé le 10 mars 2020 dans le parc national Nam Cat Tien, Vietnam.
Cliquez sur la photo pour l'agrandir / click on the photograph to enlarge it.
Taken on March,10th / 2020 in the Nam Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam.
401) Puff Throated Babbler
Puff-Throated Babbler, Spotted Babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps, Rimba Bintik-bintik
They are found in scrub and moist forest mainly in hilly regions. They forage in small groups on the forest floor, turning around leaf litter to find their prey and usually staying low in the undergrowth where they can be hard to spot. They however have loud and distinct calls, including a morning song, contact and alarm calls. Totally protected species in Peninsular Malaysia.
A small resident babbler maybe around ~15 cms long / tall with a lovely call. They are quite a garrulous bunch much like their cousins. But they are often very hard to spot since they forage on the forest floor - areas with lots of thick bushes (and snakes) - usually walking up and down the thick jumble of dry bushes looking for insects and other food.
We sighted them on the forest floor during a recent visit. Luckily two birds were curious about the photographers and came on to the perch before diving into a small water pan below. The area is known to a very hot place during summers and the water dries up - so they come to the small water puddles often. Shot this bird near one such water puddle - they were looking to come to the ground.
Thank you very much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.
(Pellorneum ruficeps)
Cat Tien
Vietname
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Vietname (2022)
- All the photos for this order PASSERIFORMES
- All the photos for this family Pellorneidae (Pelorneídeos)
- All the photos for this species Pellorneum ruficeps
- All the photos taken this day 2022/12/08
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(Pellorneum ruficeps)
Cat Tien
Vietname
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Vietname (2022)
- All the photos for this order PASSERIFORMES
- All the photos for this family Pellorneidae (Pelorneídeos)
- All the photos for this species Pellorneum ruficeps
- All the photos taken this day 2022/12/08
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(Pellorneum ruficeps)
Cat Tien
Vietname
==================***==================
All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Vietname (2022)
- All the photos for this order PASSERIFORMES
- All the photos for this family Pellorneidae (Pelorneídeos)
- All the photos for this species Pellorneum ruficeps
- All the photos taken this day 2022/12/16
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Puff-throated Babbler
The puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps) is a species of passerine bird found in Asia. They are found in scrub and moist forest mainly in hilly regions. They forage in small groups on the forest floor, turning around leaf litter to find their prey and usually staying low in the undergrowth where they can be hard to spot. They however have loud and distinct calls, including a morning song, contact and alarm calls. It is the type species of the genus Pellorneum which may however currently include multiple lineages.
Puff-throated babblers are brown above, and white below with heavily brown streaks towards the breast and belly. They have a chestnut crown, long buff supercilium and dusky cheeks. The throat is white, and is sometimes puffed out giving it the English name. Puff-throated babblers have strong legs, and spend a lot of time on the forest floor. They can often be seen creeping through undergrowth in search of their insect food, looking at first glance like a song thrush. Some subspecies have streaks on the mantle while others, especially in Peninsular India, are unstreaked.
The widespread distribution with population variations has led to nearly thirty subspecies being described. The nominate population is found in peninsular India (excluding the Western Ghats). The population in the northern Eastern Ghats is paler and has been called as pallidum while a well marked dark form occurs in the southern Western Ghats which has been named granti (includes olivaceum). The western Himalayas population is punctatum (includes jonesi) and in the east is mandellii which has streaking on the back and nape apart from having call differences. In the east of India, south of the Brahmaputra River occurs chamelum while ripley is found in a small region in eastern Assam (Margherita). Further east in Manipur is vocale and pectorale in Arunachal Pradesh and northern Burma with stageri further south, followed by hilarum, victoriae and minus. Further east are found shanense, subochraceum, insularum, indistinctum, chtonium, elbeli, acrum, oreum, dusiti, vividum, ubonense, euroum, deignani, dilloni and smithi. Several others have been described and many populations are difficult to assign to subspecies.This is the type species for the genus Pellorneum and its generic placement is assured although other species currently included in the genus may be reassigned.
This bird is a common resident breeder in the Himalayas and the forests of Asia. Like most babblers, it is not migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight. Its habitat is scrub and bamboo thickets and forages by turning over leaves to find insects.
This video shows a Puff-throated Babbler making quick hops into a water feature at a hide (blind) to bathe, then preening for a bit before repeating. This entertaining behaviour took place near Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province, Thailand. (A Stripe-throated Bulbul makes a cameo appearance.)
Puff-throated Babbler, Pellomeum ruficeps shanense, 17 cm. / 6.7 in. COMMON in scrub and forest undergrowth.
Yingjiang PB, Yunnan Province, China.
©bryanjsmith.
Pellorneum ruficeps
Puff-throated Babbler
Streifenbrusttimalie
Tordina pechiestriada
Пятнистогрудая земляная тимелия
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Puff-throated Babbler
The puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps) is a species of passerine bird found in Asia. They are found in scrub and moist forest mainly in hilly regions. They forage in small groups on the forest floor, turning around leaf litter to find their prey and usually staying low in the undergrowth where they can be hard to spot. They however have loud and distinct calls, including a morning song, contact and alarm calls. It is the type species of the genus Pellorneum which may however currently include multiple lineages.
Puff-throated babblers are brown above, and white below with heavily brown streaks towards the breast and belly. They have a chestnut crown, long buff supercilium and dusky cheeks. The throat is white, and is sometimes puffed out giving it the English name. Puff-throated babblers have strong legs, and spend a lot of time on the forest floor. They can often be seen creeping through undergrowth in search of their insect food, looking at first glance like a song thrush. Some subspecies have streaks on the mantle while others, especially in Peninsular India, are unstreaked.
The widespread distribution with population variations has led to nearly thirty subspecies being described. The nominate population is found in peninsular India (excluding the Western Ghats). The population in the northern Eastern Ghats is paler and has been called as pallidum while a well marked dark form occurs in the southern Western Ghats which has been named granti (includes olivaceum). The western Himalayas population is punctatum (includes jonesi) and in the east is mandellii which has streaking on the back and nape apart from having call differences. In the east of India, south of the Brahmaputra River occurs chamelum while ripley is found in a small region in eastern Assam (Margherita). Further east in Manipur is vocale and pectorale in Arunachal Pradesh and northern Burma with stageri further south, followed by hilarum, victoriae and minus. Further east are found shanense, subochraceum, insularum, indistinctum, chtonium, elbeli, acrum, oreum, dusiti, vividum, ubonense, euroum, deignani, dilloni and smithi. Several others have been described and many populations are difficult to assign to subspecies.This is the type species for the genus Pellorneum and its generic placement is assured although other species currently included in the genus may be reassigned.
This bird is a common resident breeder in the Himalayas and the forests of Asia. Like most babblers, it is not migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight. Its habitat is scrub and bamboo thickets and forages by turning over leaves to find insects.
Puff-throated Babbler, Pellorneum ruficeps shanense, 17 cm. / 6.7 in. COMMON in scrub and forest undergrowth on, or close, to the ground.
Photo Blind # 9, Gaoligongshan Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China.
©bryanjsmith.
Pellorneum ruficeps
Puff-throated Babbler
Streifenbrusttimalie
Tordina pechiestriada
Пятнистогрудая земляная тимелия
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