Chestnut-capped Babbler
These photos were taken on the same day as the Racket-tailed Treepie below. The Chestnut-capped Babbler (Timalia pileata) seems to be a local "star" for my local patch. Though widespread and not uncommon, there's actually a few places where these birds are 100% guaranteed. Here at Mae Taeng River, it is now one of the most numerous little brown jobs. Its population seems to have increased from the past, when its close relative Yellow-eyed Babbler (Chrysomma sinense) used to be much commoner. These two species prefer similar habitats, open grasslands and riverbeds, so it is likely that they've always been competing to each other. I still remember how difficult to see a Chestnut-capped Babbler back then when I started birding, and now they're almost everywhere.
These photos were taken on the same day as the Racket-tailed Treepie below. The Chestnut-capped Babbler (Timalia pileata) seems to be a local "star" for my local patch. Though widespread and not uncommon, there's actually a few places where these birds are 100% guaranteed. Here at Mae Taeng River, it is now one of the most numerous little brown jobs. Its population seems to have increased from the past, when its close relative Yellow-eyed Babbler (Chrysomma sinense) used to be much commoner. These two species prefer similar habitats, open grasslands and riverbeds, so it is likely that they've always been competing to each other. I still remember how difficult to see a Chestnut-capped Babbler back then when I started birding, and now they're almost everywhere.
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