Macronus

Macronus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Timaliidae
Genus:	Macronus ; Jardine & Selby, 1835
Type species
	Macronus ptilosus ; Jardine & Selby, 1835

Last updated October 31, 2025

Macronus, the tit-babblers, are a genus of passerine birds in the family Timaliidae. This genus's name is frequently misspelled as Macronous.

Species

The genus includes the following species:^[2]

Image	Common name	Scientific name	Distribution
	Brown tit-babbler	Macronus striaticeps	Philippines
	Fluffy-backed tit-babbler	Macronus ptilosus	Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand

References

↑ "Timalidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Babblers & fulvettas". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World , Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

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[HM4-1] "Timalidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.

[ioc-2] Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Babblers & fulvettas". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

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