Babblers (Timaliidae)

Rufous-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron magnum) - HBW 12, p. 197

French: Akalat géant German: Rotscheitel-Zweigtimalie Spanish: Tordina Magna
Other common names: Red-headed Babbler/Tree-babbler, Greater/Larger Red-headed Babbler/Tree-babbler

Taxonomy: Malacopteron magnum Eyton, 1839, Peninsular Malaysia.
Forms a superspecies with M. palawanense; sometimes thought possibly conspecific. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • magnum Eyton, 1839 - extreme S Myanmar (extreme S Tenasserim), S Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, N Natuna Is and Borneo (except N).
  • saba Chasen & Kloss, 1930 - N Borneo.

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