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Mindanao Pygmy Babbler

Dasycrotapha plateni (Blasius, W 1890)

The Mindanao pygmy babbler is a bird species endemic to the Philippines. It had been placed in the family Timaliidae, but it is a close relative of the white-eyes however, and many taxonomists now place it in the family Zosteropidae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Zosteropidae
Genus:
   Dasycrotapha
Scientific:
  Dasycrotapha plateni

Original description

Citation:
  (Blasius, W 1890)

Reference:
   Braunschw. Anz. no.87 p.877

Protonym:
  Mixornis Plateni

Type locality:
  Mindanao, Philippine Islands ; type from near Davao, fide Hachisuka, 1935, Birds Philippine Is., pt. 4, p. 420.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B7C99E58687053E7

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B7C99E58

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B7C99E58

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 915832


NEAR THREATENED

English:
Pygmy Babbler
Bulgarian:
Минданаоска дребна тимелия
Catalan:
timalí nan de Mindanao
Czech:
timálie křovištní
Danish:
Dværgkrattimalie
German:
Mindanaobrillenvogel
Esperanto:
nana zosteropo
Spanish:
Timalí de Mindanao
Spanish (Spain):
Timalí de Mindanao
Finnish:
ruskoviirurilli
French:
Zostérops de Platen
Croatian:
mindanaoski drozak
Italian:
Garrulo pigmeo
Japanese (romaji):
kobitomorichimedori
Japanese:
コビトモリチメドリ
Lithuanian:
Mažasis miškinis plepys
Dutch:
Mindanaodwergboomtimalia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dvergnålrygg
Norwegian:
Dvergnålrygg
Polish:
cierniofilipinek mały
Portuguese:
zaragateirinho-de-mindanau
Portuguese (Portugal):
timali-pigmeu-de-mindanau
Russian:
Минданаосская пестроголовка
Slovak:
kujutan tmavohlavý
Serbian:
Patuljasta brbljuša sa ostrva Mindanao
Swedish:
mindanaoträdtimalia
Turkish:
Mindanao küçük gözlükçüsü
Ukrainian:
окулярець мінданайський
Chinese:
侏穗鹛
Chinese (Traditional):
侏穗鶥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Pygmy Babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Pygmy Babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Mindanao Pygmy-babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Mindanao Pygmy-babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Mindanao Pygmy-babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Mindanao Pygmy-babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Mindanao Pygmy-babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Mindanao Pygmy-babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Mindanao Pygmy-babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Mindanao Pygmy-babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Mindanao Pygmy-babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Mindanao Pygmy-babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Timalie pygmée ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Dasycrotapha plateni plateni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Dasycrotapha plateni plateni [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus plateni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Sterrhoptilus plateni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Stachyris plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Mindanao Pygmy Babbler ( Dasycrotapha plateni) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Stachyris plateni plateni [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dasycrotapha plateni [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Dasycrotapha [plateni or pygmaea] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Bulgarian: Минданаоска дребна тимелия
Catalan: timalí nan de Mindanao
Czech: timálie křovištní
Danish: Dværgkrattimalie
German: Mindanaobrillenvogel, Zwergbuschtimalie
English: Mindanao Pygmy Babbler, Mindanao Pygmy-babbler, Pygmy Babbler
[ENAV]: Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler
English, HBW: Mindanao Pygmy Babbler
English (IOC): Mindanao Pygmy Babbler
English (United States): Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler
Esperanto: nana zosteropo
Spanish: Timalí de Mindanao
Spanish (Spain): Timalí de Mindanao
Spanish (HBW): Mindanao Pygmy-Babbler
Finnish: kääpiölymytimali, ruskoviirurilli
French: Timalie pygmée, Zostérops de Platen
French (Guyane): Zostérops de Platen
Croatian: mindanaoski drozak
Italian: Garrulo arboricolo pigmeo, Garrulo pigmeo
Japanese (romaji): kobitomorichimedori
Japanese: コビトモリチメドリ
Scientific: Dasycrotapha plateni, Dasycrotapha plateni plateni, Mixornis Plateni, Stachyris plateni, Stachyris plateni plateni, Sterrhoptilus plateni
Lithuanian: Mažasis miškinis plepys
Dutch: Dwergboomtimalia, Mindanaodwergboomtimalia
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dvergnålrygg
Norwegian: Dvergnålrygg, Dvergtimal
Polish: cierniofilipinek mały
Portuguese: zaragateirinho-de-mindanau
Portuguese (Portugal): timali-pigmeu-de-mindanau
Russian: Карликовый стахирис, Минданаосская пестроголовка
Slovak: kujutan tmavohlavý
Serbian: Patuljasta brbljuša sa ostrva Mindanao
Swedish: Dvärgbusktimalia, mindanaoträdtimalia
Turkish: Mindanao küçük gözlükçüsü
Ukrainian: Баблер малий, окулярець мінданайський
Chinese: 侏穗鹛
Chinese (Traditional): 侏穗鶥

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