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- Pellorneum nigrocapitatum
Identification
16 - 17cm. A babbler with a striking head pattern.
- Black crown and nape
- Supercilium from above lores to behind eye grey
- Lores pale grey, ear-coverts grey with black moustachial
- White throat
- Chestnut back, wings and tail
- Orange-rufous underparts
- Black bill
- Grey legs and feet
Sexes similar. Juveniles have browner cap and orange-rufous throat
Distribution
Found from extreme southern Thailand to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.
Taxonomy
Javan Black-capped Babbler, Malayan Black-capped Babbler and Bornean Black-capped Babbler were formerly considered a single species, the Black-capped Babbler.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- P. n. nigrocapitatum in Thai-Malay Peninsula to Singapore, North Natuna Islands and Belitung Island
- P. n. nyctilampis in Sumatra and Bangka Island
Habitat
Moist lowland forests, dense vegetation. Up to 760 m on mainland Asia.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
Breeding
Breeding season from April to June on the Malay Peninsula.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Malayan Black-capped Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Malayan_Black-capped_Babbler
External Links
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