Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler
Macronus ptilosusJardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1835
English (US) Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler
The Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler (Macronus ptilosus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Timaliidae (Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Macronus ptilosus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler
- Described by
- Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1835
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Macronus ptilosus ptilosus
- Macronus ptilosus trichorrhos
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Macronous ptilosus
- Described by
- Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1835
- Type locality
- a collection said to be brought from the islands of Java and Sumatra' ; type locality inferentially restricted to 'the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra,' by Hartert, 1915, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, 36, p. 36, and inferentially further restricted to Malacca, by Chasen, 1935, Handlist Malaysian Birds, p. 227.
- Original description
- Illustrations of ornithology 3 pl.150
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
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Bold-striped Tit-Babbler
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Brown Tit-Babbler
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Golden Babbler
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Chestnut-winged Babbler
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BiColoured Babbler
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Crescent-chested Babbler
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Rufous-fronted Babbler
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