Monday, 21 December 2020

Large Wren-babbler

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)
Large Wren-babbler
Turdinus macrodactylus
大脚鹪鹛 (dà-jiǎo jiāo-méi) / 大鹪鹛 (dà jiāo-méi)

    Malay : Kekicau-Murai Besar Biasa
    Japanese : オオサザイチメドリ (ō sazai chime-dori)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 大鷦鷯知目鳥

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 1,470,000km²
    Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No



    Size : 19–20·5 cm; 52–58 g

    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Turdinus macrodactylus macrodactylus (Strickland, 1844)
    – S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
  • Turdinus macrodactylus beauforti (Voous, 1950)
    – Sumatra.
  • Turdinus macrodactylus lepidopleurus (Bonaparte, 1850)
    – Java.

    Possibly (race unknown) in Bali (1), but record requires confirmation.

Distribution Map

Turdinus macrodactylus ssp. macrodactylus
Date : 30 August 2020
Location : Bukit Rengit, Daerah Lanchang, Pahang

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