Brown-capped Babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus)
About the Brown-capped Babbler
The brown-capped babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus) is a member of the family Pellorneidae. The brown-capped babbler is an endemic resident breeding bird in Sri Lanka. Its habitat is forest undergrowth and thick scrub. This species, like most babblers, is not migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight. This babbler builds its nest on the ground or in a hole, concealed in dense masses of foliage. The normal clutch is two or three eggs. The brown-capped babbler is a smallish to medium-sized babbler, at 16 cm (6.3 in) including its long tail. It is brown above and rich cinnamon below. It has a dark brown crown.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 27 recordings for this species: 14 CC BY-NC-ND · 13 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Sri Lanka in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficepsrecording
- Short-tailed BabblerPellorneum malaccenserecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.