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Malacopteron is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyPellorneidae
Observations recorded30,085

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
19
With media
6
Family
Pellorneidae
Collections
CLO, NHMUK, USNM, CM, UMMZ, BPBM
Recorded in
Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Sylviidae
Image
MELODIOUS BABBLER.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Malacopteron
topic's main category
Category:Malacopteron
Commons category
Malacopteron
taxon author citation
Eyton, 1839
taxonomic type
Malacopteron magnum
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Encyclopedic overview

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Malacopteron is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae.

==Species== The genus contains the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Common name !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- |120px ||Moustached babbler || Malacopteron magnirostre|| Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra |- |120px ||Sooty-capped babbler || Malacopteron affine|| Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, and Singapore. |- |120px ||Scaly-crowned babbler || Malacopteron cinereum|| Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. |- |120px ||Rufous-crowned babbler || Malacopteron magnum|| Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand. |- |120px ||Melodious babbler || Malacopteron palawanense|| Philippines. |- |120px ||Grey-breasted babbler || Malacopteron albogulare|| Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. |- |}

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