How big is a Visayan Babbler?

The Visayan Babbler is a tiny sized bird weighing about 14 g.

Where can you see a Visayan Babbler?

The Visayan Babbler is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Visayan Babbler?

The Visayan Babbler is most easily confused with the Rusty-crowned Babbler and the Golden-crowned Babbler.

Visayan Babbler

Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus

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

The Visayan Babbler (Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) is a legendary white-eyes, yuhinas, and alli found only in the Philippines, weighing about 14 g. The Visayan babbler, also known as the Visayan black-crowned babbler, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.

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Visayan Babbler (Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, einige Rechte vorbehalten (CC BY), hochgeladen von Forest Botial-Jarvis · cc-by

Visayan Babbler (Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus), photo 2 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Visayan Babbler (Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus), photo 3 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Visayan Babbler (Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus), photo 4 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Visayan Babbler (Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus), photo 5 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Visayan Babbler (Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus), photo 6 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Visayan Babbler (Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus), photo 7 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Visayan Babbler (Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus), photo 8 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Visayan Babbler (Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Visayan Babbler

The Visayan babbler, also known as the Visayan black-crowned babbler, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is found on Samar, Leyte and Bohol. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It was formerly conspecific to the northern population of the Calabarzon black-crowned babbler but has since been split as a species due to differences in its yellowish throat and whiter belly.

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Where it lives

Philippines

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, 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 Visayan Babbler look like?: The Visayan babbler, also known as the Visayan black-crowned babbler, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.
How big is a Visayan Babbler?: The Visayan Babbler is a tiny sized bird weighing about 14 g.
Where can you see a Visayan Babbler?: The Visayan Babbler is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Visayan Babbler?: The Visayan Babbler is most easily confused with the Rusty-crowned Babbler and the Golden-crowned Babbler.

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