Stachyris is a genus of bird in the Timaliidae family. It has been found to be polyphyletic and is in the process of being dismantled. At the moment the genus contains the following species: * Stachyris group * Grey-throated babbler, Stachyris nigriceps * Unresolved * White-breasted babbler, Stachyris grammiceps * Sooty babbler, Stachyris herberti * Nonggang babbler, Stachyris nonggangensis * Grey-headed babbler, Stachyris poliocephala * Snowy-throated babbler, Stachyris oglei * Spot-necked babbler, Stachyris striolata * White-necked babbler, Stachyris leucotis * Black-throated babbler, Stachyris nigricollis * White-bibbed babbler, Stachyris thoracica * Chestnut-rumped babbler, Stachyris maculata * Chestnut-winged babbler, Stachyris erythroptera * Crescent-ches