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 Way Kambas National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Way Kambas National Park
Sumatran Babbler
Pellorneum buettikoferi
Black-capped Babbler
Pellorneum capistratum
Sooty-capped Babbler
Malacopteron affine
Scaly-crowned Babbler
Malacopteron cinereum
Ferruginous Babbler
Trichastoma bicolor
Rufous-crowned Babbler
Malacopteron magnum
Moustached Babbler
Malacopteron magnirostre
White-chested Babbler
Trichastoma rostratum
Abbott's Babbler
Malacocincla abbotti
Horsfield's Babbler
Malacocincla sepiaria
Marbled Wren-Babbler
Napothera marmorata
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
📅 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 Way Kambas National Park?
About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Babbler sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Short-tailed Babbler in Way Kambas National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Short-tailed Babbler in Way Kambas National Park in our monthly data.