About the Chestnut-capped Babbler
The chestnut-capped babbler is a passerine bird of the family Timaliidae. It is monotypic within the genus Timalia.
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The chestnut-capped babbler is a medium-sized (15.5–17 cm) babbler with a fairly long, wedge-shaped tail and a thick, black bill. The plumage is unbarred brown with characteristic head markings: a chestnut-coloured crown and black eye mask contrasting with a white forehead and white eyebrow line.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White-browed Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus schisticepsThe white-browed scimitar babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.
Fluffy-backed Tit-BabblerMacronus ptilosusThe fluffy-backed tit-babbler is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.
Sri Lanka Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus melanurusThe Sri Lanka scimitar babbler or Ceylon scimitar babbler is an Old World babbler.
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