How big is a Brown Tit-Babbler?

The Brown Tit-Babbler is a small sized bird weighing about 17 g.

Where can you see a Brown Tit-Babbler?

The Brown Tit-Babbler is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Brown Tit-Babbler?

The Brown Tit-Babbler is most easily confused with the Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler.

Is the Brown Tit-Babbler endangered?

The Brown Tit-Babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Brown Tit-Babbler

Macronus striaticeps

Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Brown Tit-Babbler (Macronus striaticeps) is a rare tree babblers, scimitar babblers, and alli found only in the Philippines, weighing about 17 g. The brown tit-babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.

Least ConcernRareEndemicEats invertebratesforestdome nest17 g

Brown Tit-Babbler (Macronus striaticeps), photo 1 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Brown Tit-Babbler (Macronus striaticeps), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Brown Tit-Babbler (Macronus striaticeps), photo 3 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

About the Brown Tit-Babbler

The brown tit-babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest and or tropical moist montane forest.

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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

Fluffy-backed Tit-BabblerMacronus ptilosus

Quick questions

What does a Brown Tit-Babbler look like?: The brown tit-babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.
How big is a Brown Tit-Babbler?: The Brown Tit-Babbler is a small sized bird weighing about 17 g.
Where can you see a Brown Tit-Babbler?: The Brown Tit-Babbler is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Brown Tit-Babbler?: The Brown Tit-Babbler is most easily confused with the Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler.
Is the Brown Tit-Babbler endangered?: The Brown Tit-Babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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