Black-browed Babbler
Malacocincla perspicillata
NTNear Threatened Endemic to Indonesia
- Family
- Ground Babblers and Allies (Pellorneidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The black-browed babbler (Malacocincla perspicillata) is a songbird species in the family Pellorneidae. The species is endemic to Borneo. Only a single specimen collected in the nineteenth century was known, until the species was rediscovered in Borneo in 2020.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Borneo (southeast Kalimantan).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Black-browed babbler
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
