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Malayan black-capped babbler

Pellorneum nigrocapitatum (Eyton, 1839)

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The malayan black-capped babbler (Pellorneum nigrocapitatum) is a species in the family Pellorneidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 25.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Malayan black-capped babbler (Pellorneum nigrocapitatum)
Photo: Wich’yanan L · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the malayan black-capped babbler

Weight
25.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the malayan black-capped babbler live?

Not recorded

What is the malayan black-capped babbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Malayan black-capped babbler (Pellorneum nigrocapitatum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.

It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka Island, Belitung and North Natuna. This species, the Javan black-capped babbler (P. capistratum) and the Bornean black-capped babbler (P. capistratoides) were formerly considered conspecific, but were split from it in 2021. Together they were called the black-capped babbler. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

From the Wikipedia article “Malayan black-capped babbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malayan_black-capped_babbler&oldid=1222576983), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the malayan black-capped babbler endangered?

The malayan black-capped babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the malayan black-capped babbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPellorneidae
  6. genusPellorneum
  7. SpeciesPellorneum nigrocapitatum (Eyton, 1839)

Synonyms Brachypteryx nigrocapitata, Drymocataphus nigrocapitatus nigrocapitatus, Drymocataphus nigrocapitatus nyctilampis, Pellorneum capistratum nigrocapitatum, Pellorneum nigricapitatus, Pellorneum nigrocapitatum nigrocapitatum, Pellorneum nigrocapitatum nyctilampis

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Black-capped babblerEnglish
  • Malay Sortkronet DrosseltimalieDanish
  • MalaienerddrosslingGerman
  • Schwarzkappen-ErddrosslingGerman
  • grizbrova pelorneoEsperanto
  • Tordina coroninegraSpanish
  • Akalat à calotte noireFrench
  • Turdinule à calotte noireFrench
  • kestenjastotrbi drozdaljCroatian
  • Pelanduk-topi melayuIndonesian
  • Maleise ZwartkapjungletimaliaDutch
  • gråkinntimalNorwegian
  • dżunglak szarolicyPolish
  • tordina-malaiaPortuguese
  • tordina-coroada-de-malacaPortuguese
  • tordina-coroada-malaiaPortuguese
  • dudroš čiernohlavýSlovak
  • gråbrynad timaliaSwedish
  • นกจาบดินหัวดำThai
  • 馬來黑冠幽鶥Chinese
  • 马来黑冠幽鹛Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the malayan black-capped babbler

Other species in the same genus Pellorneum.

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Common questions

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How big is the malayan black-capped babbler?

An adult malayan black-capped babbler weighs 25.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the malayan black-capped babbler endangered?

The malayan black-capped babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the malayan black-capped babbler?

The malayan black-capped babbler (Pellorneum nigrocapitatum) belongs to the family Pellorneidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Malayan black-capped babbler (Pellorneum nigrocapitatum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/malayan-black-capped-babbler

MLA

“Malayan black-capped babbler (Pellorneum nigrocapitatum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/malayan-black-capped-babbler.

BibTeX
@misc{malayan_black_capped_babbler_2026,
  title = {Malayan black-capped babbler (Pellorneum nigrocapitatum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/malayan-black-capped-babbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}