Photo: Joseph Smit / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Flame-templed Babbler
Dasycrotapha speciosa
Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa) is a member of the Zosteropidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 16.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Zosteropidae White-eyes
- Genus Dasycrotapha
- Species speciosa
Quick facts
- Weight
- 16.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Flame-templed Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Flame-templed Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa) belongs to the Zosteropidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Panay and Negros (wc Philippines).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 16.4 g, with a wing length of about 6.6 cm and a tail of around 5.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 23,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Flame-templed Babbler?
The Flame-templed Babbler is a small bird that weighs around 16.4 g.
Where does the Flame-templed Babbler live?
The Flame-templed Babbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Panay and Negros (wc Philippines), where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Flame-templed Babbler belong to?
The Flame-templed Babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa) belongs to the Zosteropidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Flame-templed Babbler eat?
The Flame-templed Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Flame-templed Babbler migrate?
The Flame-templed Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Flame-templed Babbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Flame-templed Babbler make?
1 real field recording of the Flame-templed Babbler — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Flame-templed Babbler's range?
The Flame-templed Babbler has a mapped global range of about 23,000 km².
Conservation
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