Sooty-capped Babbler
Malacopteron affine
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyPellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)
- GenusMalacopteron (Malacopteron Babblers)
- SpeciesMalacopteron affine (Sooty-capped Babbler)
About the Sooty-capped Babbler
The sooty-capped babbler (Malacopteron affine) is a member of the family Pellorneidae. It occurs in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, and Singapore. The sooty-capped babbler is also known in Malay as rimba tinjau belukar. Its main diet is small insects.
It is threatened by habitat loss. There are two subspecies: M. a. affine (Blyth, 1842) – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Banyak Islands, Bangka Islands M. a. phoeniceum Deignan, 1950 – Borneo Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Sepilok
Scaly-crowned Babbler
Malacopteron cinereum
Rufous-crowned Babbler
Malacopteron magnum
Moustached Babbler
Malacopteron magnirostre
Black-capped Babbler
Pellorneum capistratum
Short-tailed Babbler
Pellorneum malaccense
Temminck's Babbler
Pellorneum pyrrogenys
White-chested Babbler
Trichastoma rostratum
Ferruginous Babbler
Trichastoma bicolor
Black-throated Wren-Babbler
Napothera atrigularis
Horsfield's Babbler
Malacocincla sepiaria
Brown Fulvetta
Alcippe brunneicauda
Ashy Tailorbird
Orthotomus ruficeps
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sooty-capped Babbler in Sepilok?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty-capped Babbler sighting in Sepilok, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Sooty-capped Babbler in Sepilok?
December has the highest sighting rate for Sooty-capped Babbler in Sepilok in our monthly data.