NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Sooty Babbler
Stachyris herberti (E. C. S. Baker, 1920)
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 sooty babbler (Stachyris herberti) is a species of bird in the family Timaliidae. It is found in Laos and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Sooty babbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:30:55.558371+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Stachyris herberti (E. C. S. Baker, 1920)
- Name authority
- (E. C. S. Baker, 1920)
- Common name
- Sooty 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 herberti (E. C. S. Baker, 1920)
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 |
| Spot-necked BabblerStachyris strialata (S. Müller, 1836) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Nigravis herberti E. C. S. Baker, 1920 E. C. S. Baker, 1920 | 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=563114 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:6ZGPP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.