White-chested Babbler (Trichastoma rostratum)

Other Names (World)
White-chested Babbler, Blyth's Babbler, Blyth's Jungle Babbler, Mangrove Babbler

Family
Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)

Size
15 - 16.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Blyth, 1842

Habitat
Lowland evergreen forest and secondary growth, usually near water, and mangroves, peatswamp forest. From sea-level - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Singapore (B), Thailand (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat loss through illegal logging and conversion to agriculture, forest fires are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (127)...)

White-chested Babbler (Pellorneum rostratum) [XC244431]
by Kolbj\u00f8rn Schj\u00f8lberg from Sungai Wain Protection Forest, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia (song)

White-chested Babbler (Pellorneum rostratum) [XC151326]
by Greg Irving from Air Hitam Dalum, Perak, Malaysia (call, song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

rostratum Blyth, 1842 - Extreme southern Myanmar (extreme southern Tenasserim), southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra (including Riau Archipelago and Lingga Archipelago) and Belitung.
macropterum (Salvadori, 1868) - Borneo, including Banggi I.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-chested Babbler (Trichastoma rostratum) - 10 files

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