Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical swamp forest, high altitude shrubland, heavily degraded former forest.
Moustached Babbler (Malacopteron magnirostre) [XC682543]
by Ding Li Yong from Tanintharyi (near Chaung-nauk-pyan), Myeik, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar (song)
Moustached Babbler (Malacopteron magnirostre) [XC408509]
by Peter Ericsson from Ulu Muda, Kedah (nr Earth Lodge), Malaysia (call, song)
Subspecies
Proposed subspecies flavum (from Anambas Is) merged with nominate.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
magnirostre (Moore, 1854) - Extreme southern Myanmar, western and southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia (including Tioman I), Anambas Is, Singapore and Sumatra.