Fluffy-backed tit-babbler
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Timaliidae |
| Genus: | Macronus |
| Species: | M. ptilosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Macronus ptilosus | |
The fluffy-backed tit-babbler (Macronus ptilosus) (Thai: นกกินแมลงหลังฟู)[2] is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swampland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
There are two subspecies recognized by the International Ornithological Congress:[3]
- M. p. ptilosus (Jardine & Selby, 1835) - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Batu Islands
- M. p. trichorrhos (Temminck, 1836) - Bangka Belitung Islands and Borneo
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Macronus ptilosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22716310A94490064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716310A94490064.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Macronus ptilosus, Fluffy-backed tit-babbler".
- ^ "Babblers, scimitar babblers, ground babblers, Alcippe fulvettas – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2023-01-23.
Further reading
[edit]- Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70–291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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