Short-tailed Babbler
Pellorneum malaccense
NTNear Threatened
- Family
- Ground Babblers and Allies (Pellorneidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The mourning babbler (Pellorneum malaccense), previously the short-tailed babbler, is a species of bird in the ground babbler family Pellorneidae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula, Anambas Islands, Sumatra, Banyak Islands, Batu Islands, Riau Islands, Lingga Islands and the Natuna Islands. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the glissando babbler (Pellorneum saturatum) and the leaflitter babbler (Pellorneum poliogene).
Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests.
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Range and habitat
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Mourning 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.
