Horsfield's Babbler
Malacocincla sepiaria(Horsfield, T, 1821)
English (US) Horsfield's Babbler
The Horsfield's Babbler (Malacocincla sepiaria) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Malacocincla sepiaria
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Horsfield's Babbler
- Described by
- (Horsfield, T, 1821)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Malacocincla sepiaria tardinata
- Malacocincla sepiaria barussana
- Malacocincla sepiaria sepiaria
- Malacocincla sepiaria rufiventris
- Malacocincla sepiaria harterti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Brachypteryx sepiaria
- Described by
- (Horsfield, T, 1821)
- Type locality
- Java; here restricted to Bogor [lat. 6° 36' S., long. 106° 48' E.].
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.1 p.158
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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