Luzon Striped Babbler (Zosterornis striatus)
About the Luzon Striped Babbler
The Luzon striped babbler (Zosterornis striatus) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is one of the four striped babblers along with the Negros striped babbler, Panay striped babbler and Palawan striped babbler. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is only found in northern Luzon and in Bataan. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. This is a small bird found in lowland and foothill forest in Luzon. It is reddish brown on the back, wings and tail and a gray head. It has a heavily streaked belly and chest and a black face with a moustace stripe. It has a white eyering. Contrary to its name, this species is closer related to White-eyes and are in the same family as them This species does not exhibit sexual dimorphism.
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Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.