Puff-throated Babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps)
About the Puff-throated Babbler
The puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps) is a species of passerine bird found in Asia. They are found in scrub and moist forest mainly in hilly regions. They forage in small groups on the forest floor, turning around leaf litter to find their prey and usually staying low in the undergrowth where they can be hard to spot. However, they have loud and distinct calls, including a morning song, contact and alarm calls. It is the type species of the genus Pellorneum which may, however, currently include multiple lineages.
A real field recording of the Puff-throated Babbler. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
2 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×2 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Cambodia, China, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 329 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Ashy-headed BabblerPellorneum cinereicepsprofile
- Bornean Black-capped BabblerPellorneum capistratoidesprofile
- Brown-capped BabblerPellorneum fuscocapillusprofile
- Buff-breasted BabblerPellorneum tickelliprofile
- Ferruginous BabblerPellorneum bicolorprofile
- Javan Black-capped BabblerPellorneum capistratumprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.