Sooty-capped Babbler

Malacopteron affine (Blyth, 1842)

Sooty-capped Babbler, Malacopteron affine, is a ground babbler of the Pellorneidae family found in the Oriental Region on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, the Banyak Islands, Bangka and Borneo. It is also recorded from Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand and Singapore. Its breeding range covers the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, the Banyak Islands west of northern Sumatra, Bangka east of southern Sumatra, and Borneo. The species is divided into two subspecies, with the nominate form on the mainland and islands to the west, and another form in Borneo. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Pellorneidae — Ground Babblers

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Malay Pen., Sumatra, Banyak (w of n Sumatra), Bangka (e of s Sumatra) and Borneo