Stripe-breasted rhabdornis

Stripe-breasted rhabdornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Rhabdornis
Species: R. inornatus
Binomial name
Rhabdornis inornatus
Ogilvie-Grant, 1896

The stripe-breasted rhabdornis (Rhabdornis inornatus), also known as the stripe-breasted creeper or plain-headed creeper, is a species of bird currently placed in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is endemic to the southern and central Philippines. R. inornatus rabori is sometimes considered a distinct species, the Visayan rhabdornis. The grand rhabdornis (R. grandis) of Luzon Island is sometimes regarded as a subspecies, but usually now considered a distinct species.

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