Black-browed Babbler (Malacocincla perspicillata)

Other Scientific Names
Trichastoma perspicillatum [Collar and Andrew (1988)]

Family
Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bonaparte, 1850)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From 200 - 1,170 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B) (NB).

South Kalimantan? (Indonesia).

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 DD
Known from a single specimen. Habitat destruction through logging, drought and fire seem to be the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Black-browed Babbler (Malacocincla perspicillata) [XC722837]
by Panji Gusti Akbar from , Indonesia (duet, subsong)

Black-browed Babbler (Malacocincla perspicillata) [XC609418]
by Panji Gusti Akbar from , Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Previously thought to be a local subspecies of Horsfield's Babbler (Malacocincla sepiaria) or to be conspecific with equally enigmatic (and now discredited) Vanderbilt's Babbler (Malacocincla vanderbilti), but now considered a valid species.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Short-tailed Babbler (Trichastoma malaccense) which is smaller with shorter tail, Abbott's Babbler (Malacocincla abbotti) which is also smaller and lacks black brow.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-browed Babbler (Malacocincla perspicillata) - 10 files

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