Abbott's Babbler

Malacocincla abbotti Blyth, 1845

Abbott's Babbler, Malacocincla abbotti, is a resident bird of the Oriental Region, from Nepal and eastern India through Vietnam, Sumatra, Belitung, Bawean and Borneo. It belongs to the Pellorneidae, the ground babblers, and was described by Blyth in 1845. The bird is short-tailed and stout, with a heavy bill, and it is usually found in low vegetation close to the ground. It lives in broadleaved evergreen forest, forest edge, secondary growth and scrub, and its presence is often revealed by its distinctive calls.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Pellorneidae — Ground Babblers

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Nepa and e Indian Pen. to Vietnam, Sumatra, Belitung (e of s Sumatra), Bawean (n of e Java) and Borneo