Bold-striped tit-babbler

The bold-striped tit-babbler (Mixornis bornensis) is a species of Old World babbler^[2] found in Southeast Asia.

Bold-striped tit-babbler
At South Kalimantan, Borneo
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Timaliidae
Genus:	Mixornis
Species:	M. bornensis
Binomial name
Mixornis bornensis Bonaparte, 1850

Description

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.

Distribution

The bold-striped tit-babbler is found in Borneo and Java.

Behaviour

Bold-striped tit-babblers 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.