Temminck's Babbler (Trichastoma pyrrogenys)

Other Scientific Names
Trichastoma pyrrogenys [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Temminck's Babbler,

Family
Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1827)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Malaysia.

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).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (38)...)

Temminck's Babbler (Pellorneum pyrrogenys) [XC430846]
by Ross Gallardy from Kinabalu Park Hotel, Kinabalu Park, Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia (alarm call)

Temminck's Babbler (Pellorneum pyrrogenys) [XC400750]
by Kim Chuah Lim from Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (call)

Subspecies
Has been thought possibly to form a superspecies with Buff-breasted Babbler (Trichastoma tickelli), presumably including Sumatran Babbler (Trichastoma buettikoferi). Proposed subspecies besuki (from eastern Java) considered inseparable from nominate. Individuals of this species observed in northern and southern Borneo (eastern Sabah and southern Kalimantan) apparently not assigned to subspecies.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

canicapillus (Sharpe, 1887) - Northern Borneo (western Sabah).
longstaffi (Harrisson & Hartley, 1934) - North-western Borneo (eastern and north-eastern Sarawak and adjacent Kalimantan).
erythrote (Sharpe, 1883) - Western Borneo (south-western Sarawak and adjacent Kalimantan).
pyrrogenys (Temminck, 1827) - Java.
besuki (Kloss, 1931) - Eastern Java.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Temmincks Babbler (Trichastoma pyrrogenys) - 10 files

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