Birds Thru My Eyes : MALAYSIA: Babbler; Horsfield's

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Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers)

Horsfield's Babbler

Malacocincla sepiaria

霍斯氏雅鹛 (huò sī-shì yǎ-méi) / 霍氏雅鹛 (huò-shì yǎ-méi)

Malay : Kekicau-Belukar Paruh Tebal

Japanese : ズグロムジチメドリ (zu-guro muji chime-dori)

Kanji 日語漢字 : 頭黒無地知目鳥

Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 3,140,000km²

Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
Breeding Endemic : No

Taxonomy update for 2021

Horsfield’s Babbler : Turdinus sepiarius ➜ Malacocincla sepiaria

Size : 15–16 cm; 25–33 g

Subspecies (5) and Distribution

EBIRD GROUP (POLYTYPIC)

Horsfield's Babbler (Hartert's) Malacocincla sepiaria tardinata/barussana

Malacocincla sepiaria tardinata (Hartert, EJO 1915, Gunong Tahan [lat. 4° 38' N., long. 102° 14' E.], Pahang)
– extreme S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
Malacocincla sepiaria barussana (Robinson, HC; Kloss, CB 1921, Siulak Deras [lat. 1° 54' S., long. 101° 18' E.], Sumatra)
– Sumatra.

EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)

Horsfield's Babbler (Horsfield's) Malacocincla sepiaria sepiaria

Malacocincla sepiaria sepiaria (Horsfield, T 1821, Java; here restricted to Bogor [lat. 6° 36' S., long. 106° 48' E.])
– Java and Bali.

EBIRD GROUP (POLYTYPIC)

Horsfield's Babbler (Salvadori's) Malacocincla sepiaria rufiventris/harterti

Malacocincla sepiaria harterti (Chasen, FN; Kloss, CB 1929, Bettotan, near Sandakan, North Borneo)
– N Borneo.
Malacocincla sepiaria rufiventris (Salvadori, AT 1874, Sarawak)
– S Borneo.