Chestnut-capped Babbler
Timalia pileataHorsfield, T, 1821
English (US) Chestnut-capped Babbler
The Chestnut-capped Babbler (Timalia pileata) 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
- Timalia pileata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-capped Babbler
- Described by
- Horsfield, T, 1821
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Timalia pileata bengalensis
- Timalia pileata smithi
- Timalia pileata intermedia
- Timalia pileata patriciae
- Timalia pileata dictator
- Timalia pileata pileata
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Horsfield, T, 1821
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.1 p.151
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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