Malayan Black-capped Babbler (Pellorneum nigrocapitatum)
About the Malayan Black-capped Babbler
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. Together they were called the black-capped babbler. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 84 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. 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.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand 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.