Babblers (Timaliidae)
Moustached Babbler (Malacopteron magnirostre) - HBW 12, p. 196
French: Akalat moustachu
German: Bartstreif-Zweigtimalie
Spanish: Tordina Bigotuda
Other common names: Brown-headed Babbler/Tree-babbler
Taxonomy: Alcippe magnirostris F. Moore, 1854, Malacca, Peninsular Malaysia.
Proposed race flavum (from Anambas Is) merged with nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- magnirostre (F. Moore, 1854) - extreme S Myanmar, W & S Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia (including Tioman I), Anambas Is, Singapore and Sumatra.
- cinereocapilla (Salvadori, 1868) - Borneo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing in a tree Locality Krung Ching Waterfall, Khao Luang (Krung Ching) National Park , Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp magnirostre)
herve jacob 16 March 2011 39 weeks ago 20 sec 4.4
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A bird perched.
Locality Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern Thailand, Thailand
tanakorn 29 October 2011 28 weeks ago 3.8
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A bird singing.
Locality Poring Hot Springs, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
(ssp cinereocapilla)
Josep del Hoyo 6 August 1996 1 year ago 4.3
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