Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler

Ptilorrhoa castanonota

Least Concern

The Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler is a terrestrial forest or shrubland bird that walks quietly on the ground for insects and seeds in New Guinea. It is usually resident, using dense cover or forest structure year-round and moving locally as food availability changes. Fun fact: many of these Australo-Papuan passerines are easier to detect by voice than by sight.

Family

Cinclosomatidae

Group

Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers

Range

Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler Range — Resident range in New Guinea

Population

≈ Unknown

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