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Malacocincla malaccensis

Short-tailed Babbler (Malacocincla malaccensis)

Malacocincla malaccensis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Sylvioidea
Familia: Timaliidae
Genus: Malacocincla
Species: Malacocincla malaccensis
Subspecies: M. m. feriata - M. m. malaccensis - M. m. poliogenys - M. m. saturata - M. m. sordida

Name

Malacocincla malaccensis (Hartlaub, 1844)

Vernacular names

Reference

Systematisches Verzeichniss der naturhistorichen Sammlung der Gesellschaft Museum. 1 p.40

The Short-tailed Babbler (Malacocincla malaccensis) is a species of bird in the babbler family Timaliidae.It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand as well as the islands of Sumatra and Borneo (and some of the smaller surrounding islands).

Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. The species is generally solitary, not joining larger mixed-species flocks, instead foraging as singles or pairs. They forage in the understory on on the ground on a variety on insects including beetles, grasshoppers, and ants. Like other babblers they will use their foot to grasp food items, an unusual behaviour for passerine birds.

The Short-tailed Babbler is locally common at a number of places within its range but is considered near-threatened due to the loss of lowland forest in its range.

References

BirdLife International 2004. Malacocincla malaccensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 - 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

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