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 NT    Grey-breasted Babbler* Id (Atlas):
    Malacopteron albogulare

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Grey-breasted Babbler, Gray-breasted Babbler, White-throated Babbler

Family
Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)

Size
13.50 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1844)

Habitat
Understorey of lowland forests on poor soils, particularly freshwater peatswamp and heath forests on alluvial plains or terraces, lowland peatswamps and kerangas, mixed dipterocarp and dryland forests, lightly-logged forests and forests on sandy or rocky terrain.

Range (Guide)
Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Singapore (E).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and decreasing.

Status NT
Forest loss owing partly to the escalation of illegal logging and land conversion, with deliberate targeting of all remaining stands of valuable timber including those inside protected areas, and forest fires are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

 
Grey-breasted Babbler (Malacopteron albogulare) [XC23016]
     by Tjalle Boorsma from Kepayang, Gunung Palung National Park, West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia (call, calls (scolding))

 
Grey-breasted Babbler (Malacopteron albogulare) [XC496429]
     by Frank Lambert from Mersing (near Jementah), Johor, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • albogularis (Blyth, 1844)   -  Malay Peninsula, north-eastern Sumatra, Batu Islands and Lingga Arch.
  • moultoni (Robinson & Kloss, 1919)   -  Borneo.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Grey-breasted Babbler (Malacopteron albogulare) - 10 files


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