Sooty Babbler

Stachyris herberti

Least Concern

The Sooty Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest undergrowth and bamboo scrub. It works through dense vegetation in pairs or small groups, using its bill to pick insects, spiders, seeds, and small fruits from leaf litter, bamboo, and tangled branches.

Family

Timaliidae

Group

Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies

Range

Sooty Babbler Range — Resident or seasonal range in South and Southeast Asian forest undergrowth and bamboo scrub

Population

≈ Unknown

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