Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-crowned Babbler, Red-headed Babbler, Red-headed Tree-babbler, Greater Red-headed Babbler, Greater Red-headed Tree-babbler, Larger Red-headed Babbler, Larger Red-headed Tree-babbler

Family
Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)

Size
17.50 - 19.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Eyton, 1839

Habitat
Lowland primary evergreen forest. Also selectively logged forest, tall secondary forest, mixed-dipterocarp forest, swamp forest and overgrown plantations. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

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.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (65)...)

Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum) [XC19834]
by David Edwards from Bala, Thailand (song)

Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum) [XC266122]
by Marc Anderson from near Nepenthes Camp, Maliau Basin, Sabah, Malaysia (song)

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).
saba Chasen & Kloss, 1930 - Northern Borneo.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum) - 10 files

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