Scaly-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron cinereum)

Other Names (World)
Scaly-crowned Babbler, Smaller Red-headed Babbler, Smaller Red-headed Tree-babbler, Lesser Red-headed Babbler, Lesser Red-headed Tree-babbler

Family
Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)

Size
14 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
Eyton, 1839

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical swamp forest, heavily degraded former forest.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (76)...)

Scaly-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron cinereum) [XC446090]
by Frank Rheindt from Taman Negara national park, Malaysia (call, song)

Scaly-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron cinereum) [XC39226]
by Frank Lambert from Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
Proposed subspecies bungurense (from northern Natuna Is) merged with nominate.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

indochinense (Robinson & Kloss, 1921) - Eastern Thailand, Cambodia, central and southern Laos and Vietnam (southern from south-eastern Tonkin).
cinereum Eyton, 1839 - Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra (including islands off eastern coast), northern Natuna Is and Borneo.
niasense (Riley, 1937) - Nias I, off western Sumatra.
rufifrons Cabanis, 1850 - Coastal southern Java.
bungurense Hartert, 1894 - North Natuna Islands (off northern Borneo).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Scaly-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron cinereum) - 10 files

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