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Dark-fronted babbler

January 01, 1970

The dark-fronted babbler (Dumetia atriceps) is an Old World babbler found in the Western Ghats of India and the forests of Sri Lanka. They are small chestnut brown birds with a dark black cap, a whitish underside and pale yellow iris. They forage in flocks in the undergrowth of forests constantly making calls and uttering alarm calls when disturbed.

Dark-fronted babbler
Dumetia atriceps nigrifrons at Kanneliya Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Dumetia
Species:
D. atriceps
Binomial name
Dumetia atriceps
(Jerdon, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Alcippe atriceps
  • Rhopocichla atriceps

Taxonomy edit

The dark-fronted babbler was formally described in 1839 by the English naturalist Thomas Jerdon under the binomial name Brachypteryx atriceps. He specified the range as Thrissur, Wadakkancherry, Coonoor and the Wayanad of southwest India.[2] The type locality was restricted to Wayanad by Hugh Whistler in 1935.[3][4] The dark-fronted babbler was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Rhopocichla. It was moved to Dumetia with the tawny-bellied babbler based on the results of a large molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019.[5][6] The genus Dumetia was introduced in 1852 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth.[7] The genus name is from Latin dumetum, dumeti meaning "thicket". The specific epithet atriceps combines the Latin ater meaning "black" with -ceps meaning "-capped" or "-headed".[8]

Four subspecies are recognised:[6]

  • D. a. atriceps (Jerdon, 1839) – west to south India
  • D. a. bourdilloni (Hume, 1876) – southwest to south India
  • D. a. siccata (Whistler, 1941) – north, east Sri Lanka
  • D. a. nigrifrons (Blyth, 1849) – southwest Sri Lanka

Description edit

The dark-fronted babbler measures 13 cm including its square-tipped tail. It is brown above and white below. The two subspecies in the Western Ghats have black hoods, but the two Sri Lankan races have this reduced to a dark bandit mask. The pale yellow iris stands in contrast. The subspecies in the southern Western Ghats bourdilloni has a duller sooty-black hood, browner underside[9] and the upper parts are more olive. The nominate form found north of the Palghat Gap has the hood dark black. In Sri Lanka, the subspecies siccata is found in the lower elevation while nigrifrons is found in the wet zone. The former has more olive on the upperparts while the later is rufescent on the upperparts.[10]

Behaviour and ecology edit

Babblers have a weak flight and are residents within their range. They forage in parties and clamber up vegetation and when disturbed, they tend to drop from the topmost perches of the bush into the undergrowth.[11] Their typical habitat is undergrowth in forest or on the edge of forests in more open growth.[10] Their food is mainly insects. They can be difficult to observe in the dense vegetation they prefer, but like other babblers, these are noisy birds, and their characteristic rattling churr alarm calls are often the best indication that these birds are present.[12] They often join mixed-species foraging flocks.[13]

The breeding season is May to July. This babbler builds its nest low down in a bush, the nest being a ball of leaves, often of bamboo. The nest looks like some dry leaves stuck in a bush with the opening on the side.[14] The normal clutch is two eggs. They are also said to construct dormitory nests within which birds may sometimes roost. These dormitory nests are not lined.[15][16][17]

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Dumetia atriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22716289A94489395. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716289A94489395.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Jerdon, Thomas C. (1839). "A catalogue of the birds of the Peninsula of India, arranged according to the modern system of classification; with brief notes on the habits and geographical distribution, and descriptions of new, doubtful and imperfectly described species". Madras Journal of Literature and Science. 10 (25): 234 [250–251].
  3. ^ Ali, S.; Whistler, H. (1935). "The ornithology of Travancore and Cochin". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 38: 61-92 [82].
  4. ^ Mayr, Ernst; Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, eds. (1964). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 10. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 317-318.
  5. ^ Cai, T.; Cibois, A.; Alström, P.; Moyle, R.G.; Kennedy, J.D.; Shao, S.; Zhang, R.; Irestedt, M.; Ericson, P.G.P.; Gelang, M.; Qu, Y.; Lei, F.; Fjeldså, J. (2019). "Near-complete phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the world's babblers (Aves: Passeriformes)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 130: 346–356. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.10.010.
  6. ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Babblers & fulvettas". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  7. ^ Blyth, Edward (1852). Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum Asiatic Society. Calcutta: J. Thomas. p. 140. Although the title page is dated 1849, the book was not published until 1852. See: Dickinson, E.C.; Overstreet, L.K.; Dowsett, R.J.; Bruce, M.D. (2011). Priority! The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology: a Directory to the literature and its reviewers. Northampton, UK: Aves Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-9568611-1-5.
  8. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 142, 59. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  9. ^ Baker, EC Stuart (1922). Fauna of British India. Birds. Volume 1 (2nd ed.). Taylor and Francis, London. pp. 281–282.
  10. ^ a b Rasmussen PC; JC Anderton (2005). Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Volume 2. Smithsonian Institution & Lynx Edicions. p. 441.
  11. ^ Ali, S; Ripley SD (1996). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Volume 6. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 183–185.
  12. ^ Collar, N. J.; Robson, C. (2007). "Family Timaliidae (Babblers)". 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. pp. 70–291.
  13. ^ Kotagama, SW; E Goodale (2004). "The composition and spatial organisation of mixed-species flocks in a Sri Lankan rainforest" (PDF). Forktail. 20: 63–70.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ Wait, WE (1922). "The Passerine birds of Ceylon". Spolia Zeylanica. 12: 48–49.
  15. ^ Betts, FN (1935). "Nidification of the Blackheaded Babbler Rhopocichla a. atriceps (Oates)". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 38 (1): 189.
  16. ^ Whistler, Hugh (1949). Popular handbook of Indian birds (4th ed.). Gurney and Jackson, London. pp. 56–57.
  17. ^ Bates, W (1934). "Nidification of the Travancore Laughing Thrush Trochalopteron jerdoni fairbanki (Blanf.) and the Black-headed Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps atriceps (Oates)". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 37 (3): 727.

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The dark fronted babbler Dumetia atriceps is an Old World babbler found in the Western Ghats of India and the forests of Sri Lanka They are small chestnut brown birds with a dark black cap a whitish underside and pale yellow iris They forage in flocks in the undergrowth of forests constantly making calls and uttering alarm calls when disturbed Dark fronted babbler Dumetia atriceps nigrifrons at Kanneliya Forest Reserve Sri Lanka Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Timaliidae Genus Dumetia Species D atriceps Binomial name Dumetia atriceps Jerdon 1839 Synonyms Alcippe atriceps Rhopocichla atriceps Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Description 3 Behaviour and ecology 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksTaxonomy editThe dark fronted babbler was formally described in 1839 by the English naturalist Thomas Jerdon under the binomial name Brachypteryx atriceps He specified the range as Thrissur Wadakkancherry Coonoor and the Wayanad of southwest India 2 The type locality was restricted to Wayanad by Hugh Whistler in 1935 3 4 The dark fronted babbler was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Rhopocichla It was moved to Dumetia with the tawny bellied babbler based on the results of a large molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019 5 6 The genus Dumetia was introduced in 1852 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth 7 The genus name is from Latin dumetum dumeti meaning thicket The specific epithet atriceps combines the Latin ater meaning black with ceps meaning capped or headed 8 Four subspecies are recognised 6 D a atriceps Jerdon 1839 west to south India D a bourdilloni Hume 1876 southwest to south India D a siccata Whistler 1941 north east Sri Lanka D a nigrifrons Blyth 1849 southwest Sri LankaDescription editThe dark fronted babbler measures 13 cm including its square tipped tail It is brown above and white below The two subspecies in the Western Ghats have black hoods but the two Sri Lankan races have this reduced to a dark bandit mask The pale yellow iris stands in contrast The subspecies in the southern Western Ghats bourdilloni has a duller sooty black hood browner underside 9 and the upper parts are more olive The nominate form found north of the Palghat Gap has the hood dark black In Sri Lanka the subspecies siccata is found in the lower elevation while nigrifrons is found in the wet zone The former has more olive on the upperparts while the later is rufescent on the upperparts 10 Behaviour and ecology editBabblers have a weak flight and are residents within their range They forage in parties and clamber up vegetation and when disturbed they tend to drop from the topmost perches of the bush into the undergrowth 11 Their typical habitat is undergrowth in forest or on the edge of forests in more open growth 10 Their food is mainly insects They can be difficult to observe in the dense vegetation they prefer but like other babblers these are noisy birds and their characteristic rattling churr alarm calls are often the best indication that these birds are present 12 They often join mixed species foraging flocks 13 The breeding season is May to July This babbler builds its nest low down in a bush the nest being a ball of leaves often of bamboo The nest looks like some dry leaves stuck in a bush with the opening on the side 14 The normal clutch is two eggs They are also said to construct dormitory nests within which birds may sometimes roost These dormitory nests are not lined 15 16 17 Gallery edit nbsp D a atriceps at Dandeli India nbsp View of nestReferences edit BirdLife International 2016 Dumetia atriceps IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22716289A94489395 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22716289A94489395 en Retrieved 13 November 2021 Jerdon Thomas C 1839 A catalogue of the birds of the Peninsula of India arranged according to the modern system of classification with brief notes on the habits and geographical distribution and descriptions of new doubtful and imperfectly described species Madras Journal of Literature and Science 10 25 234 250 251 Ali S Whistler H 1935 The ornithology of Travancore and Cochin Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 38 61 92 82 Mayr Ernst Paynter Raymond A Jr eds 1964 Check List of Birds of the World Vol 10 Cambridge Massachusetts Museum of Comparative Zoology p 317 318 Cai T Cibois A Alstrom P Moyle R G Kennedy J D Shao S Zhang R Irestedt M Ericson P G P Gelang M Qu Y Lei F Fjeldsa J 2019 Near complete phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the world s babblers Aves Passeriformes Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 130 346 356 doi 10 1016 j ympev 2018 10 010 a b Gill Frank Donsker David Rasmussen Pamela eds August 2022 Babblers amp fulvettas IOC World Bird List Version 12 2 International Ornithologists Union Retrieved 24 September 2022 Blyth Edward 1852 Catalogue of the Birds in the Museum Asiatic Society Calcutta J Thomas p 140 Although the title page is dated 1849 the book was not published until 1852 See Dickinson E C Overstreet L K Dowsett R J Bruce M D 2011 Priority The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology a Directory to the literature and its reviewers Northampton UK Aves Press p 74 ISBN 978 0 9568611 1 5 Jobling James A 2010 The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names London Christopher Helm pp 142 59 ISBN 978 1 4081 2501 4 Baker EC Stuart 1922 Fauna of British India Birds Volume 1 2nd ed Taylor and Francis London pp 281 282 a b Rasmussen PC JC Anderton 2005 Birds of South Asia The Ripley Guide Volume 2 Smithsonian Institution amp Lynx Edicions p 441 Ali S Ripley SD 1996 Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan Volume 6 New Delhi Oxford University Press pp 183 185 Collar N J Robson C 2007 Family Timaliidae Babblers 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 pp 70 291 Kotagama SW E Goodale 2004 The composition and spatial organisation of mixed species flocks in a Sri Lankan rainforest PDF Forktail 20 63 70 permanent dead link Wait WE 1922 The Passerine birds of Ceylon Spolia Zeylanica 12 48 49 Betts FN 1935 Nidification of the Blackheaded Babbler Rhopocichla a atriceps Oates J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 38 1 189 Whistler Hugh 1949 Popular handbook of Indian birds 4th ed Gurney and Jackson London pp 56 57 Bates W 1934 Nidification of the Travancore Laughing Thrush Trochalopteron jerdoni fairbanki Blanf and the Black headed Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps atriceps Oates J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 37 3 727 External links editPhotos and videos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dark fronted babbler amp oldid 1194822375, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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