Short-tailed Babbler

Scientific Name: Pellorneum malaccense
Malay Name: Kekicau Ekor Pendek Biasa
Chinese Name: 短尾雅鹛

Range:
Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo

Taxonomy:
Polytypic. Subspecies are: malaccense, saturatum, poliogene.

Local Subspecies: malaccense

Size: 13.5-15.5 cm

Identification:
Adult has short tail, black moustachial, grey ear-coverts, white throat and long pink feet. Juvenile resembles adult but has browner head-sides.

Similar looking species: Abbott’s Babbler, Moustached Babbler

Habitat: Tropical moist lowland forests.

Behaviour/Ecology: Forages in the understory and on the forest floor for insects.

Local Status: Uncommon resident.

Conservation Status: Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2016)

Location: Central Catchment Forest.

Photos:

Short-tailed Babbler at Range Link. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Short-tailed Babbler at Range Link. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Short-tailed Babbler at Sime Forest. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Short-tailed Babbler at Range Link. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Short-tailed Babbler at Range Link. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

External Links:
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Photos: Oriental Bird Images
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Short-tailed Babbler)

References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Trichastoma malaccense. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. Downloaded on 2 September 2021

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

Wells, D. R. (1999). The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (Vol. 1). Academic Press, London.