Chestnut-capped Babbler
A species of Chestnut-capped Babbler Scientific name : Timalia pileata Genus : Chestnut-capped Babbler
Chestnut-capped Babbler, A species of Chestnut-capped Babbler
Botanical name: Timalia pileata
Genus: Chestnut-capped Babbler
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Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok 
Description
The chestnut-capped babbler (Timalia pileata) is a passerine bird of the family Timaliidae. It is monotypic within the genus Timalia. 
Size
17 cm
Feeding Habits
Chestnut-capped Babbler primarily consumes caterpillars, beetles, other insects, and their eggs. They forage in small groups, often associated with Chrysomma sinense, usually staying close to lower vegetation.
Habitat
Chestnut-capped Babbler typically inhabits lowland swampy regions, dense tall grasslands, reedbeds, scrub-jungle, and brushwood, commonly found near streams and roadways. They favor areas with heavy vegetation such as Eupatorium odoratum and thrive among low bushes, thorn hedges, bamboo stands in cultivated areas, and Phoenix paludosa shrubs within mangrove ecosystems across broader regions of Southeast Asia.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
This bird is native in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal represents the western limit of its distribution.
Photo By Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Old world babblers Genus
Chestnut-capped Babbler Species
Chestnut-capped Babbler 
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