Brown-headed Jewel-babbler

Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes 👁 364 views Updated 2026-11-01

Brown-headed Jewel-babbler (<em>Ptilorrhoa geislerorum</em>) is a species of Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes (<em>Cinclosomatidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passer…

Overview

Brown-headed Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa geislerorum) is a species of Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes (Cinclosomatidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Ptilorrhoa; binomial: Ptilorrhoa geislerorum; authority: (Meyer, AB, 1892).

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Ptilorrhoa geislerorum is split from P. caerulescens (Boles 2007a); change English name to Brown-headed Jewel-babbler (Gregory 2009).

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