Visayan babbler

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Visayan babbler
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Sterrhoptilus
Species:
S. nigrocapitatus
Binomial name
Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus
(Steere, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitata

The Visayan babbler (Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus), formerly conspecific with the Calabarzon babbler, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is found on Samar, Leyte and Bohol.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22716204A94484596. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716204A94484596.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.