Flame-templed babbler
| Flame-templed babbler | |
|---|---|
| A Flame-templed babbler on Negros Island | |
| An illustration of a Flame-templed Babbler by Joseph Smit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Dasycrotapha |
| Species: | D. speciosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasycrotapha speciosa Tweeddale, 1878 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stachyris speciosa (Tweeddale, 1878) | |
The flame-templed babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa) is a species of bird of the family Zosteropidae, in the genus Dasycrotapha. It is one of the most remarkable and distinctive birds with its complex head markings with orange crown tufts, black ears and yellow beak and face. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on the islands of Panay and Negros. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Along with the Negros striped babbler, it is one of the two babbler species extremely sought after by birdwatchers on Negros.