Mixornis prillwitzi
The Kangean Tit-Babbler (Mixornis prillwitzi) is a charming and often elusive passerine, endemic to the remote Kangean Islands of Indonesia. Measuring approximately 12-14 cm in length and weighing around 10-15 grams, it presents a distinctive appearance with predominantly olive-brown upperparts and a striking facial pattern featuring a greyish face, a pale supercilium, and a dark stripe extending through the eye. Its underparts are typically streaked or striped, giving it a subtly patterned l...
Primarily found in lowland primary and secondary evergreen forests, as well as scrubland and overgrown plantations, from sea level up to approximately 100 meters.
Mainly insectivorous, feeding on a variety of small insects such as beetles, ants, and larvae, as well as spiders and other small invertebrates, which it gleans from foliage and bark.
The Kangean Tit-Babbler is a diurnal, active, but often skulking species, typically moving through the lower to middle strata of vegetation. It is commonly observed foraging in small, cohesive groups of 3-6 individuals, sometimes joining mixed-species feeding flocks alongside other small passerin...
The Kangean Tit-Babbler is strictly endemic to the Kangean Islands, an archipelago located north of Bali and east of Java, Indonesia. Its distribution is confined to these low-lying islands, primarily on Kangean Besar (the main island) and potentially smaller, adjacent islets with suitable habita...
Near Threatened
- The Kangean Tit-Babbler is a true island specialist, found nowhere else on Earth but the Kangean Archipelago in Indonesia. - It was once considered a mere subspecies of the widespread Pin-striped Tit-Babbler (*Mixornis gularis*) but has been recognized as a distinct species based on vocal, morp...