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Rufous-crowned Babbler

Malacopteron magnum

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 27 g
Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum), photo 1
Photo: Pavel Smirnov · CC BY 4.0
Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum), photo 2
Photo: Pavel Smirnov · CC BY 4.0
Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum), photo 3
Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0
Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum), photo 4
Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0
Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum), photo 5
Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0
Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum), photo 6
Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0
Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum), photo 7
Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0
Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum), photo 8
Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0
Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum), photo 9
Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0
Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum), photo 10
Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0

When to see the Rufous-crowned Babbler

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rufous-crowned Babbler

Regular range

The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Brunei

About the Rufous-crowned Babbler

The rufous-crowned babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Moustached Babbler (Malacopteron magnirostre) Moustached BabblerMalacopteron magnirostreThe moustached babbler is 18 cm (7.1 in) long and weighs between 16–25 g (0.56–0.88 oz). Scaly-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron cinereum) Scaly-crowned BabblerMalacopteron cinereumThe scaly-crowned babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. Sooty-capped Babbler (Malacopteron affine) Sooty-capped BabblerMalacopteron affineThe sooty-capped babbler is a member of the family Pellorneidae.

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