Grey-banded babbler
| Grey-banded babbler | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Locustellidae |
| Genus: | Robsonius |
| Species: | R. sorsogonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Robsonius sorsogonensis Rand & Rabor, 1967 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Napothera sorsogonensis | |
The Grey-banded babbler, also known as Bicol ground warbler (Robsonius sorsogonensis) is a species of bird currently placed in the Locustellidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Some taxonomists continue to list the species in the Timaliidae, others in the Pellorneidae.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
- ↑ BirdLife International (2015). "Robsonius sorsogonensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2015). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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