Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler

The Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler is a species of bird in the Cinclosomatidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler on the forest floor, and it struck me immediately how much this Australasian bird resembled ‘our’ Rail-babbler in built and behaviour. Craig Robson’s A Field Guide to the Birds of South-east Asia came out in 2000 and put the Rail-babbler in the crow family, Corvidae, this taxonomy didn’t make sense and was never generally accepted outside the Oriental region. More

The Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa castanonota) is a species of bird in the Cinclosomatidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Ptilorrhoa castanonota. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. More

Chestnut-backed Jewel-Babbler feeding young at the nest. ITINERARY July 25 Arrive Port Moresby, day at Varirata NP; Granville Motel 26 Varirata NP, Pacific Adventists University 4-6 pm 27 Varirata NP 28 a.m. fly to Tari, p.m. gardens; Warili Lodge 29-30 below Tari Gap 31 a.m. below Tari Gap, p.m. Tari Valley Aug 1 below Tari Gap 2 a.m. gardens, to airport, fly to Mt Hagen; p.m. More

Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler!) That really should have been enough, but this species was not done with us just yet. A little later the same morning, a bird was flushed off the side of the trail and on investigation was found to be a female Painted Quail-thrush that similarly walked past all of us once again - definitely an incredible showing for this normally very difficult species. Papuan Whipbird Androphobus viridis *ENDEMIC* All the whipbirds are highly desired, shy skulking species. More