Moustached Babbler
Malacopteron magnirostre(Moore, F, 1854)
English (US) Moustached Babbler
The Moustached Babbler (Malacopteron magnirostre) 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
- Malacopteron magnirostre
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Moustached Babbler
- Described by
- (Moore, F, 1854)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Malacopteron magnirostre magnirostre
- Malacopteron magnirostre cinereocapilla
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcippe magnirostris
- Described by
- (Moore, F, 1854)
- Type locality
- Malacca.
- Original description
- A catalogue of the birds in The Museum of the Hononrable East-India Company 1 p.xiv,407
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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