Marbled Wren-Babbler (Turdinus marmoratus)

Other Scientific Names
Napothera marmorata [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Napothera marmorata [Collar et al. (1994)], Napothera marmorata [BirdLife International (2004)], Napothera marmorata [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Family
Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)

Size
21 - 22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Ramsay, 1880)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From 610 - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (39)...)

Marbled Wren-Babbler (Turdinus marmoratus) [XC884692]
by Fabian Ducry & David Marques from Fraser's Hill, Malaysia (?)

Marbled Wren-Babbler (Turdinus marmoratus) [XC366005]
by Ding Li Yong from Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

grandior (Voous, 1950) - Peninsular Malaysia.
marmoratus (Wardlaw Ramsay, 1880) - Sumatra (Indonesia).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Marbled Wren-Babbler (Turdinus marmoratus) - 8 files

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