Short-tailed Babbler
Pellorneum malaccense
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)
- GenusPellorneum (Typical Ground Babblers)
- SpeciesPellorneum malaccense (Short-tailed Babbler)
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. The species is generally solitary, not joining larger mixed-species flocks, instead foraging as singles or pairs. They forage in the understory on the ground on a variety of insects including beetles, grasshoppers, and ants. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Babbler sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 247 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area
Black-capped Babbler
Pellorneum capistratum
Sooty-capped Babbler
Malacopteron affine
Brown Fulvetta
Alcippe brunneicauda
Rufous-crowned Babbler
Malacopteron magnum
Ferruginous Babbler
Trichastoma bicolor
Horsfield's Babbler
Malacocincla sepiaria
Striped Wren-Babbler
Kenopia striata
Scaly-crowned Babbler
Malacopteron cinereum
Moustached Babbler
Malacopteron magnirostre
Black-throated Wren-Babbler
Napothera atrigularis
Bornean Wren-Babbler
Ptilocichla leucogrammica
White-chested Babbler
Trichastoma rostratum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Short-tailed Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Babbler sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 247 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Short-tailed Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
October has the highest sighting rate for Short-tailed Babbler in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.