Crescent-chested Babbler
Cyanoderma melanothorax (Temminck, 1823)
Timaliidae — Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
Crescent-chested Babbler, Cyanoderma melanothorax, is a babbler from Java and Bali in the Oriental Region. It belongs to the family Timaliidae and was described by Temminck in 1823. Its breeding range is confined to those Indonesian islands. The bird is known for the black crescent marking across its breast, which gives it its English name. It was first placed in Myiothera, later moved to Stachyris, and has been recognised in Cyanoderma since 2020.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Timaliidae — Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Java and Bali
