Spot-throated Babbler (Pellorneum albiventre)

Other Names (World)
Spot-throated Babbler, Brown Babbler, Plain Brown Babbler, White-bellied Babbler

Family
Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)

Size
13 - 14.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Godwin-Austen, 1877)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, lowland dry grassland and shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

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 (52)...)

Spot-throated Babbler (Pellorneum) [XC27678]
by David Edwards from Mount Lang Bian, Vietnam (song)

Spot-throated Babbler (Pellorneum) [XC610801]
by Frank Lambert from Kalaw, Taunggyi, Shan, Myanmar (song)

Subspecies
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

ignotum Hume, 1877 - South-eastern Bhutan east to north-eastern India (Arunachal Pradesh) and adjacent northern Myanmar.
albiventre (Godwin-Austen, 1877) - North-eastern Indian hill states south of R Brahmaputra, also north-eastern Bangladesh and western Myanmar.
cinnamomeum (Rippon, 1900) - Eastern Myanmar, north-western Thailand, southern China (western and south-western Yunnan), north-western Laos and central and southern Vietnam (central and southern Annam).
pusillum (Delacour, 1927) - Southern China (south-eastern Yunnan east to south-western Guangxi) and northern Vietnam (northern Tonkin).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Spot-throated Babbler (Pellorneum albiventre) - 10 files

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