How big is a Flame-templed Babbler?

The Flame-templed Babbler is a small sized bird weighing about 16 g.

Where can you see a Flame-templed Babbler?

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

What birds look similar to a Flame-templed Babbler?

The Flame-templed Babbler is most easily confused with the Visayan Pygmy Babbler and the Mindanao Pygmy Babbler.

Is the Flame-templed Babbler endangered?

The Flame-templed Babbler is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Flame-templed Babbler

Dasycrotapha speciosa

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

The Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa) is a legendary white-eyes, yuhinas, and alli found only in the Philippines, weighing about 16 g. The flame-templed babbler is a species of bird of the family Zosteropidae, in the genus Dasycrotapha.

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest16 g

Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa), photo 1 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa), photo 2 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa), photo 3 — Photo: Liza del Rosario · CC BY 4.0

Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa), photo 4 — Photo: Liza del Rosario · CC BY 4.0

Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa), photo 5 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Flame-templed Babbler

The flame-templed babbler is a species of bird of the family Zosteropidae, in the genus Dasycrotapha. It is one of the most remarkable and distinctive birds with its complex head markings with orange crown tufts, black ears and yellow beak and face. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on the islands of Panay and Negros. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Along with the Negros striped babbler, it is one of the two babbler species extremely sought after by birdwatchers on Negros.

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Where it lives

Philippines

When to see it

The Flame-templed Babbler can be seen all year round, with peak activity in April. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Flame-templed Babbler look like?: The flame-templed babbler is a species of bird of the family Zosteropidae, in the genus Dasycrotapha.
How big is a Flame-templed Babbler?: The Flame-templed Babbler is a small sized bird weighing about 16 g.
Where can you see a Flame-templed Babbler?: The Flame-templed Babbler is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Flame-templed Babbler?: The Flame-templed Babbler is most easily confused with the Visayan Pygmy Babbler and the Mindanao Pygmy Babbler.
Is the Flame-templed Babbler endangered?: The Flame-templed Babbler is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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