Moustached Babbler
Malacopteron magnirostre (Moore, F, 1854)
Pellorneidae — Ground Babblers
Moustached Babbler, Malacopteron magnirostre, is a passerine bird of the Pellorneidae family found in the Oriental Region, including the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It was described by Moore in 1854. Also called the brown-headed babbler or brown-headed tree-babbler, it is a ground babbler with a distinctive moustachial stripe in the nominate race. Its breeding range covers southern Myanmar and Thailand through Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, while the Bornean form is confined to Borneo.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pellorneidae — Ground Babblers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo
