Luzon Striped Babbler
Zosterornis striatus Ogilvie-Grant, 1894
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.
Luzon Stiped-babbler seen in Cagayan Valley. Photo by Adri Constantino of Birding Philippines.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Luzon striped babbler (Zosterornis striatus) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is one of the four striped babblers along with the Negros striped babbler, Panay striped babbler and Palawan striped babbler. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is only found in northern Luzon and in Bataan. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Luzon striped babbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:26:41.810655+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Zosterornis striatus Ogilvie-Grant, 1894
- Name authority
- Ogilvie-Grant, 1894
- Common name
- Luzon 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 striatus Ogilvie-Grant, 1894
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 |
| Chestnut-faced BabblerZosterornis whiteheadi Ogilvie-Grant, 1894 | ZosteropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Panay Striped BabblerZosterornis latistriatus (Gonzales & Kennedy, 1990) | 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 striata (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894) (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894) | 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=915826 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:5D8PP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.