Brown-headed Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa geislerorum) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernEndemicInvertebratesForestSmall · 49 g

Brown-headed Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa geislerorum), photo 1 — Photo: Nicolas Huet / Jean Gabriel Prêtre · Public domain

Brown-headed Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa geislerorum), photo 2 — Photo: Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc; Huet, Nicholas.; Laugier de Chartrouse, Guillaume Michel Jerôme Meiffren; Prêtre, J. G.; Temminck, C. J. · Public domain

Brown-headed Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa geislerorum), photo 3 — Photo: Oort, P. van · CC0

About the Brown-headed Jewel-babbler

The brown-headed jewel-babbler, also known as the dimorphic jewel-babbler or brown-capped jewel-babbler, is a jewel-babbler in the family Cinclosomatidae. It is now usually considered to be distinct from the blue jewel-babbler, separated altitudinally and by varying behaviour, calls and female plumage.

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Where the Brown-headed Jewel-babbler lives

Regular range

Papua New Guinea

When to see the Brown-headed Jewel-babbler

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Peak activity in August · a winter visitor species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Chestnut-backed Jewel-babblerPtilorrhoa castanonotaThe chestnut-backed jewel-babbler is a species of bird in the family Cinclosomatidae.

Spotted Jewel-babblerPtilorrhoa leucostictaThe spotted jewel-babbler is a species of bird in the family Cinclosomatidae.

Blue Jewel-babblerPtilorrhoa caerulescensThe blue jewel-babbler is a species of bird in the family Cinclosomatidae, endemic to New Guinea.

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