Chestnut-faced Babbler
Zosterornis whiteheadi 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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The chestnut-faced babbler (Zosterornis whiteheadi) is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The species is generally found in mountain forests, generally above 1000 m (although occasionally down to 100m). It has a wide range of habitats, frequenting broadleaf forests, moist mossy forests, pine forest, open forest, scrub and human modified habitat as well.
Wikipedia contributors, Chestnut-faced babbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:53:33.466534+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Zosterornis whiteheadi Ogilvie-Grant, 1894
- Name authority
- Ogilvie-Grant, 1894
- Common name
- Chestnut-faced 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 whiteheadi 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 |
| Luzon Striped BabblerZosterornis striatus 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 whiteheadi (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=915825 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:5D8PQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.