Brown-capped Babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus)

Other Scientific Names
Pellorneum fuscocapillum [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Brown-capped Babbler, Sri Lanka Babbler

Family
Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1849)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,675 m.

Range (Guide)

India, Sri Lanka.

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 (23)...)

Brown-capped Babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus) [XC164013]
by Peter Boesman from Sinharaja, Sri Lanka (song)

Brown-capped Babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus) [XC96485]
by Hans Matheve from Sigiriya hotel, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (song)

Subspecies
Proposed subspecies scortillum (south-western wet-zone lowlands) falls within range of variation of nominate, and is therefore synonymized with it.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

babaulti (Wells, T, 1919) - Dry zone of northern and eastern Sri Lanka.
fuscocapillus (Blyth, 1849) - Wet zone of south-western and central Sri Lanka.
scortillum Ripley, 1946 - Humid forests of south-western Sri Lanka.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown-capped Babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus) - 10 files

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