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The brown-capped babbler is a member of the family Pellorneidae.
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The brown-capped babbler is a smallish to medium-sized babbler, at 16 cm (6.3 in) including its long tail. It is brown above and rich cinnamon below. It has a dark brown crown. Brown-capped babblers have short dark bills. Their food is mainly insects. They can be difficult to observe in the dense vegetation they prefer, but like other babblers, these are noisy birds, and their characteristic calls are often the best indication that these birds are present.
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Where the Brown-capped Babbler lives
When to see the Brown-capped Babbler
Peak activity in December · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Short-tailed BabblerPellorneum malaccenseThe mourning babbler, previously the short-tailed babbler, is a species of bird in the ground babbler family Pellorneidae.
Temminck's BabblerPellorneum pyrrogenysTemminck's babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
Spot-throated BabblerPellorneum albiventreThe spot-throated babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
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