Babblers (Timaliidae)
Horsfield's Babbler (Malacocincla sepiaria) - HBW 12, p. 199
French: Akalat de Horsfield
German: Horsfieldmaustimalie
Spanish: Tordina de Horsfield
Other common names: Horsfield’s Jungle Babbler, Rusty-brown Babbler; Koengke/Vanderbilt’s Babbler (“vanderbilti”)
Taxonomy: Brachypteryx sepiaria Horsfield, 1821, Bogor, Java.
Previously thought to be conspecific with M. perspicillata. Form described from Aceh (N Sumatra) as “M. vanderbilti” now known to be synonym of race barussana of present species. Proposed race liberale (NW Sumatra) merged with barussana, and minor (E Java and Bali) with nominate. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tardinata E. J. O. Hartert, 1915 - extreme S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
- barussana Robinson & Kloss, 1921 - Sumatra.
- harterti Chasen & Kloss, 1929 - N Borneo.
- tardinata E. J. O. Hartert, 1915 - extreme S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
- barussana Robinson & Kloss, 1921 - Sumatra.
- harterti Chasen & Kloss, 1929 - N Borneo.
- rufiventris Salvadori, 1874 - S Borneo.
- sepiaria ( Horsfield, 1821) - Java and Bali.
- Least Concern
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