Fluffy-backed tit-babbler

The fluffy-backed tit-babbler (Macronus ptilosus) (Thai: นกกินแมลงหลังฟู)^[2] is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swampland. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[2]

Fluffy-backed tit-babbler
Macronus ptilosus ptilosus
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Timaliidae
Genus:	Macronus
Species:	M. ptilosus
Binomial name
Macronus ptilosus Jardine & Selby, 1835

There are two subspecies recognized by the International Ornithological Congress:^[3]

• M. p. ptilosus (Jardine & Selby, 1835) - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Batu Islands
• M. p. trichorrhos (Temminck, 1836) - Bangka Belitung Islands and Borneo