How big is a Bagobo Babbler?

The Bagobo Babbler is a small sized bird weighing about 21 g.

Where can you see a Bagobo Babbler?

The Bagobo Babbler is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Bagobo Babbler?

The Bagobo Babbler is most easily confused with the Seychelles Magpie-Robin, the Black-banded Flycatcher and the Gould's Shortwing.

Is the Bagobo Babbler endangered?

The Bagobo Babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Bagobo Babbler

Leonardina woodi

Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Bagobo Babbler (Leonardina woodi) is a legendary chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found only in the Philippines, weighing about 21 g. The Bagobo babbler or Bagobo robin is a monotypic species of bird with its taxonomy undergoing numerous changes and is currently classified as Muscicapidae or an old world flycatcher.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforestcavity nest21 g

About the Bagobo Babbler

The Bagobo babbler or Bagobo robin is a monotypic species of bird with its taxonomy undergoing numerous changes and is currently classified as Muscicapidae or an old world flycatcher. It is endemic to the Philippines, only found on Mindanao. It was once deemed "unquestionably the Philippines most secretive bird" by ornithologist Robert Kennedy. Its habitat is in moist montane forests up to 2,030 meters above sea level. It is named after the Bagobo tribe.

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Where it lives

Philippines

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Bagobo Babbler look like?: The Bagobo babbler or Bagobo robin is a monotypic species of bird with its taxonomy undergoing numerous changes and is currently classified as Muscicapidae or an old world flycatcher.
How big is a Bagobo Babbler?: The Bagobo Babbler is a small sized bird weighing about 21 g.
Where can you see a Bagobo Babbler?: The Bagobo Babbler is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Bagobo Babbler?: The Bagobo Babbler is most easily confused with the Seychelles Magpie-Robin, the Black-banded Flycatcher and the Gould's Shortwing.
Is the Bagobo Babbler endangered?: The Bagobo Babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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