NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Grey-headed Babbler
Stachyris poliocephala (Temminck, 1836)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The grey-headed babbler (Stachyris poliocephala) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Grey-headed babbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:37:50.991551+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Stachyris poliocephala (Temminck, 1836)
- Name authority
- (Temminck, 1836)
- Common name
- Grey-headed Babbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Genus
- Stachyris
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTimaliidae Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
- genusStachyris Hodgson, 1844
- speciesStachyris poliocephala (Temminck, 1836)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Stachyris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-necked BabblerStachyris leucotis (Strickland, 1848) | TimaliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-rumped BabblerStachyris maculata (Temminck, 1836) | TimaliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Snowy-throated BabblerStachyris oglei (Godwin-Austen, 1877) | TimaliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spot-necked BabblerStachyris strialata (S. Müller, 1836) | TimaliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sooty BabblerStachyris herberti (E. C. S. Baker, 1920) | TimaliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-bibbed BabblerStachyris thoracica (Temminck, 1821) | TimaliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sikkim Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris humei (Mandelli, 1873) | TimaliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-breasted BabblerStachyris grammiceps (Temminck, 1828) | TimaliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-throated BabblerStachyris nigriceps Blyth, 1844 | TimaliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-throated BabblerStachyris nigricollis (Temminck, 1836) | TimaliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nonggang BabblerStachyris nonggangensis Zhou F. & Jiang A, 2008 | TimaliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Timalia poliocephala Temminck, 1836 Temminck, 1836 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=563126 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4ZF9T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.