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Palawan Striped-Babbler Zosterornis hypogrammicus Scientific name definitions

Nigel Collar and Craig Robson
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2007

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Originally Appeared in

HBW Alive

Field Identification

14–15 cm. Has dull orangey-buff crown with dark markings at nape, dull buffy mid-grey head side to nape; upperparts olive-green, primary coverts dark brown, upperwing and tail greyish olive-brown, primaries with dull olive-yellow fringes; chin and throat whitish-buff to yellowish-grey, breast and belly olive-yellow with bold black streaks, flanks dull greyish olive-green; iris brown to chestnut-brown; bill blackish-horn, paler lower mandible; legs olive grey-horn. Differs from Z. latistriatus mainly in paler and plainer head, unstreaked throat. Sexes similar. Juvenile apparently undescribed.

Systematics History

Monotypic.

Subspecies

Monotypic.

Distribution

SW Palawan (Mt Mantaling, Mt Borangbato and Mt Victoria), in W Philippine Is.

Habitat

Montane evergreen forest, at 1000–2030 m.

Movement

Resident.

Diet and Foraging

Insects; seeds and vegetable matter found in two stomachs. In pairs and in small groups of five or so individuals, foraging at all levels in forest but mostly in canopy. Gleans from leaves and branches.

Sounds and Vocal Behavior

Song unreported as such; a distinctive “zeep zeep zeep zuup”, second note highest, fourth lowest, may function as song. Reported as having varied calls, including “bubbling noises”.

Breeding

Birds in breeding condition in Apr–May. No other information.

Conservation Status

Conservation status on Birdlife LC Least Concern
Not globally threatened. Currently considered Near-threatened. Restricted-range species: present in Palawan EBA. Common, and likely to be relatively secure in remoter montane habitat, but has tiny global range. Formerly considered Vulnerable.
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Distribution of the Palawan Striped-Babbler

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Recommended Citation

Collar, N. and C. Robson (2020). Palawan Striped-Babbler (Zosterornis hypogrammicus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.pasbab1.01
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