Buff-chested Babbler
Cyanoderma ambiguum
Scimitar-Babblers ( Scimitar-Babblers) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Buff-chested Babbler with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Brown-crowned Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus phayrei | 2 |
| Rufous-fronted Babbler Cyanoderma rufifrons | 1 |
| Black Laughingthrush Melanocichla lugubris | 1 |
| Scaly-crowned Babbler Malacopteron cinereum | 1 |
| Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli | 1 |
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …