Ptilocichla falcata (Falcated Wren-Babbler)

Overview

Vulnerable

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Falcated Wren Babbler, Falcated Wren-Babbler, Palawan Wren Babbler

Common Names in French:

Turdinule De Palawan

Common Names in German:

Palawanwolltimalie

Description

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Family Sylviidae

A Family of small passerine song birds with long tails.

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology: It inhabits the floor and undergrowth of primary lowland forest , particularly near to streams , gullies and ridge-tops, up to 800 m. Recent observations suggest that it may be very sensitive to habitat modification, although it reportedly frequents thickets, which is likely to mean dense secondary undergrowth and bamboo forest. (Ref. 65857)

List of Habitats:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Passerimorphae ()
        Order: Passeriformes () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
        Suborder: Passeri ()
        Parvorder: Passerida ()
        Superfamily: Sylvioidea ()
        Family: Sylviidae () - � - Old World Warblers
        Subfamily: Sylviinae ()
        Tribe: Timaliini ()
        Genus: Ptilocichla () - (Bonaparte, 1850)
        Specific name: falcata - Sharpe, 1877
        Scientific name: - Ptilocichla falcata Sharpe, 1877

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Ptilocichla

There are approximately 4 species in this genus:

P. falcata (Falcated Wren-Babbler) · P. leucogrammica (Bornean Wren-Babbler) · P. mindanensis (Striated Wren-Babbler) · P. mindanensis mindanensis

Bibliography

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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J. and Stattersfield, A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds BirdLife International. Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd, U.K.

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Notes

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Contributors

BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
BirdLife International 2004. Ptilocichla falcata. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3849241
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-562576
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 335961
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 562576
IUCN ID: 18810
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 9370