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Bold-striped Tit-Babbler
Mixornis bornensis
Bold-striped Tit-Babbler (Mixornis bornensis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Bold-striped Tit-Babbler (Mixornis bornensis) is a member of the Timaliidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 11.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Timaliidae Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
- Genus Mixornis
- Species bornensis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Bold-striped Tit-Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Bold-striped Tit-Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Bold-striped Tit-Babbler (Mixornis bornensis) is a member of the Timaliidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR islands e of Malay Pen. and Sumatra; Java and Borneo.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.8 g, with a wing length of about 6.3 cm and a tail of around 5.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 714,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Bold-striped Tit-Babbler?
The Bold-striped Tit-Babbler is a very small bird that weighs around 11.8 g.
Where does the Bold-striped Tit-Babbler live?
The Bold-striped Tit-Babbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR islands e of Malay Pen. and Sumatra; Java and Borneo, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Bold-striped Tit-Babbler belong to?
The Bold-striped Tit-Babbler (Mixornis bornensis) belongs to the Timaliidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Bold-striped Tit-Babbler eat?
The Bold-striped Tit-Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Bold-striped Tit-Babbler migrate?
The Bold-striped Tit-Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Bold-striped Tit-Babbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Bold-striped Tit-Babbler make?
1 real field recording of the Bold-striped Tit-Babbler — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Bold-striped Tit-Babbler's range?
The Bold-striped Tit-Babbler has a mapped global range of about 714,000 km².
Conservation
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