Bold-striped tit-babbler

The bold-striped tit-babbler is a species of Old World babbler found in Southeast Asia.

Description

The bold-striped tit-babbler has a distinctive yellowish supercilium and rufous crown. The throat is yellowish with brown streaks.
Call is a loud repeated chonk-chonk-chonk-chonk-chonk somewhat reminiscent of a common tailorbird.

Distribution

The bold-striped tit-babbler is found in Borneo and Java.

Behaviour

Bold-striped tit-babblers forage in small flocks and creep and clamber in low vegetation. They breed in the pre-monsoon season from February to July and build a loose ball-shaped nest made from grasses and leaves.