Ground Babblers

Scaly-crowned Babbler

Malacopteron cinereum

The Scaly-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron cinereum) is an 18 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Ground Babblers

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

18 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Brunei, Laos, ZZ.

Where to see it: Danum Valley Borneo Rainforest Lodge · General Area (please use more specific location if possible) (Malaysia); Ulu Ulu National Park Resort (Brunei Darussalam); Cuc Phuong NP (please use more specific hotspot if possible) (Vietnam); Cat Tien NP (please use a more specific hotspot if possible) (Vietnam); Ulu Temburong NP (general area) (Brunei Darussalam).

Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist