Panay Striped Babbler
Zosterornis latistriatus (Gonzales & Kennedy, 1990)
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.
A museum specimen from the Philippine Museum of Natural History
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Panay striped babbler (Zosterornis latistriatus) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae and was completely unknown to science until its discovery in 1987 and designation as its own species in 1990. It is endemic to the Philippines only being found on the island of Panay. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Panay striped babbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:28:57.685146+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Zosterornis latistriatus (Gonzales & Kennedy, 1990)
- Name authority
- (Gonzales & Kennedy, 1990)
- Common name
- Panay Striped Babbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Zosteropidae
- Genus
- Zosterornis
- 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
- familyZosteropidae Bonaparte, 1853
- genusZosterornis Ogilvie-Grant, 1894
- speciesZosterornis latistriatus (Gonzales & Kennedy, 1990)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Zosterornis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Palawan Striped BabblerZosterornis hypogrammicus (Salomonsen, 1961) | ZosteropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Luzon Striped BabblerZosterornis striatus Ogilvie-Grant, 1894 | ZosteropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-faced BabblerZosterornis whiteheadi Ogilvie-Grant, 1894 | ZosteropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Negros Striped BabblerZosterornis nigrorum (Rand & Rabor, 1952) | ZosteropidaeChordata | 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 latistriata Gonzales & Kennedy, 1990 Gonzales & Kennedy, 1990 | synonym |
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=915827 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.
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:5D8PM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.