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Sterrhoptilus
Adult female of Rusty-crowned Babbler
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Zosteropidae
Genus:	Sterrhoptilus Oberholser, 1918
Type species
Mixornis capitalis Tweeddale, 1877

Sterrhoptilus is a songbird genus recently separated from Stachyris. It used to be placed in the family Timaliidae. With other "Old World babblers" of the genus Yuhina, it was recently determined to be better placed in the family Zosteropidae.

The genus contains the following four species:

• Rusty-crowned babbler, Sterrhoptilus capitalis
• Golden-crowned babbler, Sterrhoptilus dennistouni
• Calabarzon babbler, Sterrhoptilus affinis – split from S. nigrocapitatus
• Visayan babbler, Sterrhoptilus nigrocapitatus

References

1. "Zosteropidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

Further reading

• Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

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