Sooty Babbler

The Sooty Babbler is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Sooty Babbler (Stachyris herberti) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Laos and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Stachyris herberti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. * Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. More

The Sooty Babbler (Stachyris herberti) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Laos and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. More

Sooty Babbler (Stachyris herberti) * Near Threatened Get the latest Flash Player to see this video. More material of this species * 4Near-endemic t...Laos, Nov 2008 Yoel Jimenez * 3.4Near-Endemic t...Laos, Nov 2008 Yoel Jimenez * 2.7An adult bird ...Laos, Sep 2009 John Gregory * 2.5A bird foragin... More

Sooty Babbler (Stachyris herberti) = French: Timalie de Herbert German: Laosbuschtimalie Spanish: Timalí de Herbert Other common names: Laos Dusky Babbler Taxonomy: Nigravis herberti Stuart Baker, 1920, Ban Sao, Thailand; error = Ban Lak Sao (18º11¢N, 104º58¢ E), Laos. Somewhat different in plumage from congeners, and sometimes placed in a genus of its own, Nigravis, but general consensus is that such treatment is unnecessary. More

Sooty Babbler Stachyris herberti - Adult Sooty Babbler Photographer : More

and eventually found a group of Sooty Babbler right by the start of the trail, in some flowering bushes across the trail from the fields. The vendors trooped up while I was eating and set up stalls at regular intervals up the staircase, and their persistent approach to sales scared off both me and the birds (including the second and third groups of Sooty Babbler I ran into). More

Sooty Babbler Stachyris herberti = Described by: Baker, E. C. S. (1920) Alternate common name(s): Sooty Tree-babbler, Laos Dusky Babbler Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range C. Laos (Ban Na Sao) and nc. Vietnam (n. Annam, s. of Quang Binh Province). More

Sooty Babbler James Eaton Sooty Babbler, Phong Nha National Park © James Eaton / Birdtour Asia This week-long custom tour - an extension to the OBC Cambodia tour – aimed to find several endemics missed during a previous Vietnam trip. These included some only recently found at accessible sites and the odd recently described species. More

* Sooty Babbler, Stachyris herberti * Grey-throated Babbler, Stachyris nigriceps * Grey-headed Babbler, Stachyris poliocephala * Snowy-throated Babbler, Stachyris oglei * Spot-necked Babbler, Stachyris striolata * White-necked Babbler, Stachyris leucotis * Black-throated Babbler, Stachyris nigricollis More

Sooty Babbler Stachyris herberti 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Near Threatened Justification This scarce species has a moderately small range and is restricted to a narrow range of habitats. It is therefore likely to have a moderately small population size, and it is suspected to be declining in some areas owing to habitat loss. It is therefore currently considered Near Threatened. More

a bit larger than Sooty Babbler, and has white crescent patches right behind the ear coverts and dark spots on the throat and upper region of breast. Until 2005 this beautiful rare bird species hadn't been sighted, and the ornithologists, Zhou Fang and Jiang Aiwu from Guangxi University were the first ones to identify this amazing babbler as an un-described taxon in the year 2006. A detailed informative copy had been published in an edition of ornithological journal "The Auk" very recently. More