Malayan black-capped babbler
Species of bird
Malayan black-capped babbler | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pellorneidae |
Genus: | Pellorneum |
Species: | P. nigrocapitatum |
Binomial name | |
Pellorneum nigrocapitatum (Eyton, 1839) |
The Malayan black-capped babbler (Pellorneum nigrocapitatum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka Island, Belitung and North Natuna. This species, the Javan black-capped babbler (P. capistratum) and the Bornean black-capped babbler (P. capistratoides) were formerly considered conspecific, but were split from it in 2021.[1] Together they were called the black-capped babbler. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
References
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 28 May 2021.