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) [XC530096]
by Okamoto Keita Sin from nr. Lesan Protection Forest, Kabupaten Berau, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia (alarm call)
White-chested Babbler (Pellorneum rostratum) [XC681141]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Way Kambas NP, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia (duet, 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.