Grey-headed Babbler

Stachyris poliocephala(Temminck, CJ, 1836)

English (US) Gray-headed Babbler

UK name: Grey-headed Babbler

The Grey-headed Babbler (Stachyris poliocephala) 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.

Range: peninsular Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra, Lingga Archipelago, and BorneoRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name: Stachyris poliocephala
Family: Timaliidae (Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies)
Order: Passeriformes
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
English (US): Gray-headed Babbler
English (UK): Grey-headed Babbler
Described by: (Temminck, CJ, 1836)

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Taxonomic history

First described as: Timalia poliocephala
Described by: (Temminck, CJ, 1836)
Type locality: Sumatra and Borneo ; restricted to Benkulen [lat. 3° 4r S., long. 102° 15' E.], Sumatra, by Kloss, 1931, Treubia, 13, p. 348.
Original description: Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.100, vol.2 pl.593 fig.2

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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Taxonomic history

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