Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Singapore (B), Thailand (B).
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat loss through illegal logging and conversion to agriculture, forest fires are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
White-chested Babbler (Pellorneum rostratum) [XC457330]
by Brendan Sloan from Sarawak; Sri Aman Division, Batang Ai National Park, Lubang Baya field station, Malaysia (song)
White-chested Babbler (Pellorneum rostratum) [XC728482]
by Kim Chuah Lim from Kinabatangan District (near Kinabatangan), Bahagian Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (song)
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
rostratum Blyth, 1842 - Extreme southern Myanmar (extreme southern Tenasserim), southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra (including Riau Archipelago and Lingga Archipelago) and Belitung.
macropterum (Salvadori, 1868) - Borneo, including Banggi I.