How big is a Chestnut-faced Babbler?

The Chestnut-faced Babbler is a small sized bird weighing about 22 g.

Where can you see a Chestnut-faced Babbler?

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

What birds look similar to a Chestnut-faced Babbler?

The Chestnut-faced Babbler is most easily confused with the Luzon Striped Babbler, the Negros Striped Babbler and the Palawan Striped Babbler.

Is the Chestnut-faced Babbler endangered?

The Chestnut-faced Babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Chestnut-faced Babbler

Zosterornis whiteheadi

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Chestnut-faced Babbler (Zosterornis whiteheadi) is a rare white-eyes, yuhinas, and alli found only in the Philippines, weighing about 22 g. The chestnut-faced babbler is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.

Least ConcernRareEndemicEats invertebratesforest22 g

Chestnut-faced Babbler (Zosterornis whiteheadi), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Forest Botial-Jarvis · cc-by

Chestnut-faced Babbler (Zosterornis whiteheadi), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-faced Babbler (Zosterornis whiteheadi), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-faced Babbler (Zosterornis whiteheadi), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-faced Babbler (Zosterornis whiteheadi), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-faced Babbler (Zosterornis whiteheadi), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Gajananan Niranjanan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-faced Babbler (Zosterornis whiteheadi), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Chestnut-faced Babbler

The chestnut-faced babbler is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The species is generally found in mountain forests, generally above 1000 m. It has a wide range of habitats, frequenting broadleaf forests, moist mossy forests, pine forest, open forest, scrub and human modified habitat as well.

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Where it lives

Philippines

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Chestnut-faced Babbler look like?: The chestnut-faced babbler is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae.
How big is a Chestnut-faced Babbler?: The Chestnut-faced Babbler is a small sized bird weighing about 22 g.
Where can you see a Chestnut-faced Babbler?: The Chestnut-faced Babbler is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Chestnut-faced Babbler?: The Chestnut-faced Babbler is most easily confused with the Luzon Striped Babbler, the Negros Striped Babbler and the Palawan Striped Babbler.
Is the Chestnut-faced Babbler endangered?: The Chestnut-faced Babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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