Negros Striped Babbler
Zosterornis nigrorum (Rand & Rabor, 1952)
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 Negros Striped-babbler seen on Mt. Talinis. Photo by Lu-ann Fuentes Bajarias
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Negros striped babbler (Zosterornis nigrorum) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Negros Island in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forest in the range of 900–1,600 masl. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Negros striped babbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:55:56.578354+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Zosterornis nigrorum (Rand & Rabor, 1952)
- Name authority
- (Rand & Rabor, 1952)
- Common name
- Negros 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 nigrorum (Rand & Rabor, 1952)
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 |
| Panay Striped BabblerZosterornis latistriatus (Gonzales & Kennedy, 1990) | 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 nigrorum Rand & Rabor, 1952 Rand & Rabor, 1952 | 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=915828 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:5D8PN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.