How big is a Melodious Babbler?

The Melodious Babbler is a small sized bird weighing about 32 g.

Where can you see a Melodious Babbler?

The Melodious Babbler is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Melodious Babbler?

The Melodious Babbler is most easily confused with the Grey-breasted Babbler, the Rufous-crowned Babbler and the Moustached Babbler.

Is the Melodious Babbler endangered?

The Melodious Babbler is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Melodious Babbler

Malacopteron palawanense

Ground Babblers and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Melodious Babbler (Malacopteron palawanense) is a legendary ground babbler found only in the Philippines, weighing about 32 g. The melodious babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.

VulnerableLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest32 g

Melodious Babbler (Malacopteron palawanense), photo 1 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Melodious Babbler (Malacopteron palawanense), photo 2 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Melodious Babbler (Malacopteron palawanense), photo 3 — Photo: Platen · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Melodious Babbler (Malacopteron palawanense), photo 4 — Photo: Platen · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Melodious Babbler (Malacopteron palawanense), photo 5 — Photo: Whitehead · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Melodious Babbler (Malacopteron palawanense), photo 6 — Photo: Whitehead · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Melodious Babbler (Malacopteron palawanense), photo 7 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Melodious Babbler (Malacopteron palawanense), photo 8 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Melodious Babbler (Malacopteron palawanense), photo 9 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Melodious Babbler (Malacopteron palawanense), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Melodious Babbler

The melodious babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and found only on Palawan and Balabac.

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Where it lives

Philippines

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, October, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Melodious Babbler look like?: The melodious babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
How big is a Melodious Babbler?: The Melodious Babbler is a small sized bird weighing about 32 g.
Where can you see a Melodious Babbler?: The Melodious Babbler is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Melodious Babbler?: The Melodious Babbler is most easily confused with the Grey-breasted Babbler, the Rufous-crowned Babbler and the Moustached Babbler.
Is the Melodious Babbler endangered?: The Melodious Babbler is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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