Malacopteron

Malacopteron
Melodious babbler (Malacopteron palawanense)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pellorneidae
Genus:	Malacopteron Eyton, 1839
Type species
Malacopteron magnum [1] Eyton, 1839

Malacopteron is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae.

Species

The genus contains the following species: ^[2]

Image	Common name	Scientific name	Distribution
	Moustached babbler	Malacopteron magnirostre	Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra
	Sooty-capped babbler	Malacopteron affine	Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, and Singapore.
	Scaly-crowned babbler	Malacopteron cinereum	Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
	Rufous-crowned babbler	Malacopteron magnum	Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand.
	Melodious babbler	Malacopteron palawanense	Philippines.
	Grey-breasted babbler	Malacopteron albogulare	Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia.

References

1. "Pellorneidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Babblers & fulvettas". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

• 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.