Scaly-crowned babbler

Malacopteron cinereum

Photo by Peter Ericsson (Oriental Bird Images)

Common name:
scaly-crowned babbler (en); zaragateiro-de-barrete-escamado (pt); akalat à calotte maillée (fr); tordina coroniescamada (es); rotstirn-zweigtimalie (de)

Taxonomy:
Order Passeriformes
Family Timaliidae

Range:
This species is found from Vietnam and Thailand to the Indonesian islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Java.

Size:
These birds are 16 cm long and weigh 14-21 g.

Habitat:
The scaly-croned babbler is mostly found in moist tropical forests, also using swamp forests and second growths.

Diet:
They are mainly insectivorous.

Breeding:
There is no available information on the reproduction of the scaly-crowned babbler.

Conservation:
IUCN status - LC (Least Concern)
This species has a very large breeding range and is described as common. The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any current declines or substantial threats.