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Stachyris maculata
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, small invertebrates
Habitat
Lowland and hill dipterocarp forest
Range
Sundaland (Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia)
Clutch size
2–3 eggs
Incubation period
About 14–15 days
Size
Small (16–17cm)
Wingspan
~22–24cm
Weight
~24–30g
A dark, skulking babbler of the forest understorey, identified by its glossy black head and rich chestnut rump and tail, usually detected first by its distinctive nasal calls.
Classed as Near-threatened as it depends on undisturbed lowland forest that is being lost across its Sundaic range, moving in small parties low in tangled vegetation while gleaning insects.
