Babblers (Timaliidae)

White-chested Babbler (Trichastoma rostratum) - HBW 12, p. 203

French: Akalat à front noir German: Mangrovemaustimalie Spanish: Tordina Pechiblanca
Other common names: Blyth’s (Jungle) Babbler, Mangrove Babbler

Taxonomy: Tr[ichastoma]. rostratum Blyth, 1842, Singapore.
Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • rostratum Blyth, 1842 - extreme S Myanmar (extreme S Tenasserim), S Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra (including Riau Archipelago and Lingga Archipelago) and Belitung.
  • macropterum (Salvadori, 1868) - Borneo, including Banggi I.