Horsfield's Babbler © flickr.com

Previously thought to be conspecific with Black-browed Babbler (Malacocincla perspicillata). Form described from Aceh (northern Sumatra) as Vanderbilt's Babbler (Malacocincla vanderbilti) now known to be synonym of subspecies barussana of present species. Proposed subspecies liberale (north-western Sumatra) merged with barussana, and minor (eastern Java and Bali) with nominate.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

• tardinata Hartert, 1915   -  Extreme southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
• barussana Robinson and Kloss, 1921   -  Sumatra.
• harterti Chasen & Kloss, 1929   -  Northern Borneo.
• rufiventris Salvadori, 1874   -  Southern Borneo.
• sepiaria (Horsfield, 1821)   -  Java and Bali.

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