Horsfield's babbler

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Horsfield's babbler
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M. sepiaria
Binomial name
Malacocinla sepiaria
(Horsfield, 1821)

Horsfield's babbler (Malacocincla sepiaria) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

The common name commemorates the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield. [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Malacocincla sepiaria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22715814A94470394. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715814A94470394.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 170.