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Visayan Babbler

Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus (Steere, JB 1890)

The Visayan babbler, formerly conspecific with the Calabarzon babbler, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It found on Samar, Leyte and Bohol. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Zosteropidae
Genus:
   Sterrhoptilus
Scientific:
  Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus

Original description

Citation:
  (Steere, JB 1890)

Reference:
   List Birds Mamm. Steere Exped.

Protonym:
  Mixornis nigrocapitatus

Type locality:
  Samar and Leyte, Philippine Islands.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/124277#page/21/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9D198D12D2098A5A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9D198D12

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9D198D12

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 915835

English:
Black-crowned Babbler
Bulgarian:
Висаянска тимелия
Catalan:
timalí de casquet
Czech:
timálie boholská
Danish:
Sortisset Krattimalie
German:
Schwarzkappen-Brillenvogel
Esperanto:
bisaja zosteropo
Spanish:
Timalí coroninegro
Spanish (Spain):
Timalí coroninegro
Finnish:
nokilakkirilli
French:
Zostérops de Steere
Croatian:
crnokapi drozak
Italian:
Garrulo coronato
Japanese:
クロボウシモリチメドリ
Lithuanian:
juodavainikis miškinis plepys
Dutch:
Visayaboomtimalia
Norwegian:
Svartkronenålrygg
Polish:
cierniofilipinek czarnołbisty
Portuguese:
zaragateiro-das-vissaias
Portuguese (Portugal):
timali-das-visayas
Russian:
Черношапочная пестроголовка
Slovak:
kujutan čiernohlavý
Serbian:
Filipinska brbljuša
Swedish:
svartkronad glasögonfågel
Turkish:
Kara Alınlı Gözlükçü
Ukrainian:
окулярець чорноголовий
Chinese:
黑冠穗鹛
Chinese (Traditional):
黑冠穗鶥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black-crowned Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black-crowned Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black-crowned Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Black-crowned Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus)
Avilist 2025:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black-crowned Babbler (nigrocapitatus/boholensis) ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus nigrocapitatus/boholensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black-crowned Babbler (nigrocapitatus/boholensis) ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus nigrocapitatus/boholensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Visayan Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Sterrhoptilus [nigrocapitatus or affinis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Bulgarian: Висаянска тимелия
Catalan: timalí de casquet
Czech: timálie boholská
Danish: Sortisset Krattimalie
German: Schwarzkappen-Brillenvogel, Schwarzkappen-Brillenvogel (nigrocapitatus/boholensis)
English: Black-crowned Babbler, Black-crowned Babbler (nigrocapitatus/boholensis), Black-crowned Babbler [nigrocapitatus or boholensis], Visayan Babbler
[ENAV]: Visayan Babbler
English, HBW: Black-crowned Babbler (nigrocapitatus/boholensis)
English (IOC): Visayan Babbler
English (United States): Black-crowned Babbler (nigrocapitatus/boholensis), Visayan Babbler
Esperanto: bisaja zosteropo
Spanish: Timalí coroninegro, Timalí Coroninegro (nigrocapitatus/boholensis)
Spanish (Spain): Timalí coroninegro, Timalí coroninegro (nigrocapitatus/boholensis)
Finnish: nokilakkirilli
French: Zostérops de Steere, Zostérops de Steere (nigrocapitatus), Zostérops de Steere (nigrocapitatus/boholensis), Zostérops de Steere [nigrocapitatus or boholensis], Zostérops de Steere [nigrocapitatus ou boholensis]
French (Guyane): Zostérops de Steere (nigrocapitatus/boholensis)
Croatian: crnokapi drozak
Italian: Garrulo coronato
Japanese: クロボウシモリチメドリ, クロボウシモリチメドリ（nigrocapitatus／boholensis）
Scientific: Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus, Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus [nigrocapitatus or boholensis], Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus nigrocapitatus, Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus nigrocapitatus/boholensis
Lithuanian: juodavainikis miškinis plepys
Dutch: Visayaboomtimalia, Zwartkruinboomtimalia
Norwegian: Svartkronenålrygg, svartkronenålrygg (nigrocapitatus/boholensis)
Polish: cierniofilipinek czarnołbisty, cierniofilipinek czarnołbisty (nigrocapitatus/boholensis)
Portuguese: zaragateiro-das-vissaias
Portuguese (Portugal): timali-das-visayas, timali-de-coroa-preta (nigrocapitatus/boholensis)
Russian: Черношапочная пестроголовка, Черношапочная пестроголовка (nigrocapitatus/boholensis)
Slovak: kujutan čiernohlavý, kujutan čiernohlavý (skup.)
Serbian: Filipinska brbljuša
Swedish: svartkronad glasögonfågel, svartkronad trädtimalia (nigrocapitatus/boholensis)
Turkish: Kara Alınlı Gözlükçü, Kara Alınlı Gözlükçü (nigrocapitatus/boholensis)
Ukrainian: окулярець чорноголовий, Окулярець чорноголовий (окулярець nigrocapitatus/boholensis)
Chinese: 黑冠穗鹛
Chinese (Traditional): 黑冠穗鶥

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