Timaliidae
Order: Passeriformes
Tree babblers; ~55 species of small to medium insectivores found across South and Southeast Asia. Previously a wastebasket family; now restricted to core babblers. Compact, often brown-streaked; inhabit forest understorey and thickets. Diverse songs; many species difficult to distinguish.
Species 50
Bare-headed Babbler
Melanocichla calva
Bar-winged Wren-babbler
Spelaeornis troglodytoides
Black Babbler
Melanocichla lugubris
Black-chinned Babbler
Cyanoderma pyrrhops
Blackish-breasted Babbler
Stachyris humei
Black-necklaced Scimitar-babbler
Erythrogenys erythrocnemis
Black-streaked Scimitar-babbler
Erythrogenys gravivox
Black-throated Babbler
Stachyris nigricollis
Bold-striped Tit-babbler
Mixornis bornensis
Brown-crowned Scimitar-babbler
Pomatorhinus phayrei
Brown Tit-babbler
Macronus striaticeps
Chestnut-capped Babbler
Timalia pileata
Chestnut-rumped Babbler
Stachyris maculata
Chestnut-winged Babbler
Cyanoderma erythropterum
Chevron-breasted Babbler
Stachyris roberti
Chin Hills Wren-babbler
Spelaeornis oatesi
Coral-billed Scimitar-babbler
Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
Crescent-chested Babbler
Cyanoderma melanothorax
Dark-fronted Babbler
Dumetia atriceps
Fluffy-backed Tit-babbler
Macronus ptilosus
Golden Babbler
Cyanoderma chrysaeum
Grey-bellied Wren-babbler
Spelaeornis reptatus
Grey-cheeked Tit-babbler
Mixornis flavicollis
Grey-faced Tit-babbler
Mixornis kelleyi
Grey-headed Babbler
Stachyris poliocephala
Grey-hooded Babbler
Cyanoderma bicolor
Grey-sided Scimitar-babbler
Erythrogenys swinhoei
Grey-throated Babbler
Stachyris nigriceps
Indian Scimitar-babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
Javan Scimitar-babbler
Pomatorhinus montanus
Kangean Tit-babbler
Mixornis prillwitzi
Large Scimitar-babbler
Erythrogenys hypoleucos
Naga Wren-babbler
Spelaeornis chocolatinus
Nonggang Babbler
Stachyris nonggangensis
Pale-throated Wren-babbler
Spelaeornis kinneari
Pin-striped Tit-babbler
Mixornis gularis
Red-billed Scimitar-babbler
Pomatorhinus ochraceiceps
Red-eyed Scimitar Babbler
Erythrogenys imberbis
Rufous-capped Babbler
Cyanoderma ruficeps
Rufous-fronted Babbler
Cyanoderma rufifrons
Rufous-throated Wren-babbler
Spelaeornis caudatus
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler
Erythrogenys erythrogenys
Rusty-throated Wren-babbler
Spelaeornis badeigularis
Slender-billed Scimitar-babbler
Pomatorhinus superciliaris
Snowy-throated Babbler
Stachyris oglei
Sooty Babbler
Stachyris herberti
Spot-breasted Scimitar-babbler
Erythrogenys mcclellandi
Spot-necked Babbler
Stachyris strialata
Sri Lanka Scimitar-babbler
Pomatorhinus melanurus
Streak-breasted Scimitar-babbler
Pomatorhinus ruficollis