Habitat
Understorey of lowland forests on poor soils, particularly freshwater peatswamp and heath forests on alluvial plains or terraces, lowland peatswamps and kerangas, mixed dipterocarp and dryland forests, lightly-logged forests and forests on sandy or rocky terrain.
Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Singapore (E).
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 (2020) and decreasing.
Status NT
Forest loss owing partly to the escalation of illegal logging and land conversion, with deliberate targeting of all remaining stands of valuable timber including those inside protected areas, and forest fires are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Grey-breasted Babbler (Malacopteron albogulare) [XC108839]
by Wai Loon Wong from Sungai Wain Protection Forest, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia (song)
Grey-breasted Babbler (Malacopteron albogulare) [XC34486]
by Yong Ding Li from Sungai Wain Protection Forest, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia (song)
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
albogularis (Blyth, 1844) - Malay Peninsula, north-eastern Sumatra, Batu Islands and Lingga Arch.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet