Scaly-crowned Babbler

Malacopteron cinereum

Least Concern

The Scaly-crowned Babbler is a secretive understory bird of South and Southeast Asian forest, scrub, and grassland understory. It forages close to the ground in leaf litter, dense grass, bamboo, or forest tangles for insects and small invertebrates, usually revealing itself first by rich calls from cover.

Family

Pellorneidae

Group

Ground Babblers and Allies

Range

Scaly-crowned Babbler Range — Resident or seasonal range in South and Southeast Asian forest, scrub, and grassland understory

Population

≈ Unknown

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