Temminck's Babbler
Pellorneum pyrrogenys
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyPellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies)
- GenusPellorneum (Typical Ground Babblers)
- SpeciesPellorneum pyrrogenys (Temminck's Babbler)
About the Temminck's Babbler
Temminck's babbler (Pellorneum pyrrogenys) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in Borneo and Java. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. This bird's common name commemorates the Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.
Notes Sources Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Sepilok
Black-capped Babbler
Pellorneum capistratum
Short-tailed Babbler
Pellorneum malaccense
White-chested Babbler
Trichastoma rostratum
Ferruginous Babbler
Trichastoma bicolor
Sooty-capped Babbler
Malacopteron affine
Black-throated Wren-Babbler
Napothera atrigularis
Scaly-crowned Babbler
Malacopteron cinereum
Horsfield's Babbler
Malacocincla sepiaria
Brown Fulvetta
Alcippe brunneicauda
Rufous-crowned Babbler
Malacopteron magnum
Moustached Babbler
Malacopteron magnirostre
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 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |