Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Thailand (B).
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction through illegal logging and conversion to agriculture, forest fires.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum) [XC530392]
by Ding Li Yong from nr. Lesan Protection Forest, Kabupaten Berau, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia (song)
Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum) [XC423247]
by Hans Groot from Sabah; Danum Valley Conservation Area, Malaysia (call)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Melodious Babbler (Malacopteron palawanense) and sometimes thought possibly conspecific.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
magnum Eyton, 1839 - Extreme southern Myanmar (extreme southern Tenasserim), southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, northern Natuna Is and Borneo (except north).