Species of Thailand
Rufous-crowned babbler
Malacopteron magnum, Thomas Campbell Eyton, 1839
(In Thai: นกกินแมลงหัวแดงใหญ่)
The rufous-crowned babbler (Malacopteron magnum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Category / Seasonal Status
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pellorneidae
- Genus
- Malacopteron
- Species
- Malacopteron magnum
Common names
- Thai: นกกินแมลงหัวแดงใหญ่
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN3.1)
Near Threatened (BirdLife)
Vulnerable (ONEP)
Vulnerable (BCST)
Photos
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Range Map
- Bang Lang National Park
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Luang National Park
- Khao Phra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Sok National Park
- Mueang Krabi District, Krabi
- Sri Phang-nga National Park
- Takua Pa District, Phang Nga
- Thale Ban National Park