Rusty-crowned Babbler (Sterrhoptilus capitalis)
About the Rusty-crowned Babbler
The rusty-crowned babbler (Sterrhoptilus capitalis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is native to the southern Philippines on the islands of Mindanao and Dinagat Islands and Basilan. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. Three subspecies are recognized: S c. capitalis – Found in Dinagat Islands S c. euroaustralis – Found in Mindanao Island excluding the Zamboanga Peninsula S c.isabelae – Found on the Zamboanga Peninsula and Basilan. Typically seen singly, in pairs or mixed flocks along with Mindanao blue-fantails, sulphur-billed nuthatches, Philippine bulbuls, brown-tit babbler, Mindanao pygmy babbler, flowerpeckers, sunbirds and other small forest birds. Its diet is presumed to consist primarily of insects and some vegetable matter.
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Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.