Species profile
Fluffy-backed Tit-babbler
Macronus ptilosus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are OR. Breeding subregions are Malay Pen., Sumatra and some satellites, and Borneo.
- Scientific name
- Macronus ptilosus
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Macronus
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
Recording Fluffy-backed Tit-babbler in your journal
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Related species in Timaliidae
- Bar-winged Wren-babbler (Spelaeornis troglodytoides)
- Bare-headed Babbler (Melanocichla calva)
- Black Babbler (Melanocichla lugubris)
- Black-chinned Babbler (Stachyridopsis pyrrhops)
- Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler (Megapomatorhinus erythrocnemis)
- Black-streaked Scimitar-Babbler (Megapomatorhinus gravivox)
- Black-throated Babbler (Stachyris nigricollis)
- Bold-striped Tit-Babbler (Macronus bornensis)