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Rufous limestone babbler

species of bird

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionDec 12, 2022
Entity authorityQ105424807 ↗
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The rufous limestone babbler (Gypsophila calcicola) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.

It is endemic to the limestone hills of central Thailand. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the variable limestone babbler (G. crispifrons) but a 2020 study recovered it as a distinct species.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

References

International Ornithological Congress (January 23, 2021). "IOC World Bird List". Retrieved January 23, 2021.

Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds.

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