Bird Guide

Bold-striped Tit-Babbler vs Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

Bold-striped Tit-Babbler (Mixornis bornensis)

Bold-striped Tit-Babbler

Mixornis bornensis

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The bold-striped tit-babbler has a distinctive yellowish supercilium and rufous crown. The throat is yellowish with brown streaks. Call is a loud repeated chonk-chonk-chonk-chonk-chonk somewhat reminiscent of a common tailorbird.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: panjigusti · CC BY 4.0
Pin-striped Tit-Babbler (Mixornis gularis)

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

Mixornis gularis

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The species has a distinctive yellowish supercilium and rufous crown. The throat is yellowish with brown streaks. Call is a loud repeated chonk-chonk-chonk-chonk-chonk somewhat reminiscent of a common tailorbird. They forage in small flocks and creep and clamber in low vegetation. They breed in the pre-monsoon season from February to July and build a loose ball shaped nest made from grasses and leaves.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sonogram of the Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
Recorded by Sudipto Roy · Call · Kankrajhore, India · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Nilutpol Baruah · CC BY 4.0

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