Malayan Black-capped Babbler

Pellorneum nigrocapitatum

(Eyton, TC, 1839)
Tordina Coroninegra

Family: Pellorneidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Pellorneum capistratum, Brachypteryx nigrocapitata.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description

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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Pellorneum nigrocapitatum. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.