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.
Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum) [XC511991]
by Matt Slaymaker from Sarawak; Sri Aman Division, Batang Ai National Park, Lubang Baya field station, Malaysia (song)
Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum) [XC68651]
by David Edwards from Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia (call)
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).