NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Spot-necked Babbler
Stachyris strialata (S. Müller, 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 spot-necked babbler (Stachyris strialata) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae.
It is found in China, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Spot-necked babbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:39:10.516777+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Stachyris strialata (S. Müller, 1836)
- Name authority
- (S. Müller, 1836)
- Common name
- Spot-necked 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 strialata (S. Müller, 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 |
| 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 |
| Grey-headed BabblerStachyris poliocephala (Temminck, 1836) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Stachyris striolata (S. Müller, 1836) (S. Müller, 1836) | synonym |
| Timalia strialata S. Müller, 1836 S. Müller, 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=916056 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:4ZF9Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.