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Malayan Black-capped Babbler
Pellorneum nigrocapitatum (Eyton, 1839)
25 gWeight
The Malayan black-capped babbler (Pellorneum nigrocapitatum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Malayan black-capped babbler (Pellorneum nigrocapitatum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
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Questions
How big is the Malayan Black-capped Babbler?
The Malayan Black-capped Babbler weighs around 25 g.
Where does the Malayan Black-capped Babbler live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung (east of southern Sumatra) and northern Natuna Islands (northwest of Borneo).
Is the Malayan Black-capped Babbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Malayan Black-capped Babbler as Least Concern.
What does the Malayan Black-capped Babbler eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Malayan Black-capped Babbler in?
It belongs to the family Ground Babblers (Pellorneidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 25 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 68 mm
- Tail
- 50 mm
- Bill
- 18 mm
- Tarsus
- 30 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung (east of southern Sumatra) and northern Natuna Islands (northwest of Borneo)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Ground Babblers Pellorneidae
- Genus
- Pellorneum
Other birds in the genus Pellorneum
Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps
Brown-capped BabblerPellorneum fuscocapillus
Marsh BabblerPellorneum palustre
Javan Black-capped BabblerPellorneum capistratum
Bornean Black-capped BabblerPellorneum capistratoides
Mourning BabblerPellorneum malaccense
Glissando BabblerPellorneum saturatum
Leaflitter BabblerPellorneum poliogene
Ashy-headed BabblerPellorneum cinereiceps
Spot-throated BabblerPellorneum albiventre
Buff-breasted BabblerPellorneum tickelli
Sumatran BabblerPellorneum buettikoferi
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