Brown-headed Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa geislerorum)
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Brown-headed Jewel-babbler

Ptilorrhoa geislerorum (Meyer, AB, 1892)

49 gWeight

The brown-headed jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa geislerorum), also known as the dimorphic jewel-babbler or brown-capped jewel-babbler, is a jewel-babbler in the family Cinclosomatidae.

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

The brown-headed jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa geislerorum), also known as the dimorphic jewel-babbler or brown-capped jewel-babbler, is a jewel-babbler in the family Cinclosomatidae. It is now usually considered to be distinct from the blue jewel-babbler, separated altitudinally and by varying behaviour, calls and female plumage.

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Questions

How big is the Brown-headed Jewel-babbler?

The Brown-headed Jewel-babbler weighs around 49 g.

Where does the Brown-headed Jewel-babbler live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Adelbert Range and eastern Huon Peninsula (northeastern New Guinea) and northern slope of southeastern New Guinea.

Is the Brown-headed Jewel-babbler endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Brown-headed Jewel-babbler as Least Concern.

What does the Brown-headed Jewel-babbler eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Brown-headed Jewel-babbler in?

It belongs to the family Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes (Cinclosomatidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
49 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
90 mm
Tail
97 mm
Bill
26 mm
Tarsus
33 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: Adelbert Range and eastern Huon Peninsula (northeastern New Guinea) and northern slope of southeastern New Guinea

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes Cinclosomatidae
Genus
Ptilorrhoa

Other birds in the genus Ptilorrhoa

Spotted Jewel-babblerSpotted Jewel-babblerPtilorrhoa leucostictaBlue Jewel-babblerBlue Jewel-babblerPtilorrhoa caerulescensChestnut-backed Jewel-babblerChestnut-backed Jewel-babblerPtilorrhoa castanonotaSpotted Quail-thrushSpotted Quail-thrushCinclosoma punctatumChestnut Quail-thrushChestnut Quail-thrushCinclosoma castanotumCopperback Quail-thrushCopperback Quail-thrushCinclosoma clarumCinnamon Quail-thrushCinnamon Quail-thrushCinclosoma cinnamomeumNullarbor Quail-thrushNullarbor Quail-thrushCinclosoma alisteriChestnut-breasted Quail-thrushChestnut-breasted Quail-thrushCinclosoma castaneothoraxWestern Quail-thrushWestern Quail-thrushCinclosoma marginatum
Brown-headed Jewel-babbler

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