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Melodious Babbler
carlo gomez (© Macaulay Library)

Melodious Babbler

also known as Palawan Babbler
Malacopteron palawanense
BirdNET IDBN07053
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations15
Image sourceMacaulay Library ML395887011
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Description wikipedia

The melodious babbler (Malacopteron palawanense) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and found only on Palawan and Balabac. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation, illegal logging and due to typhoons. Along with the Palawan flycatcher and Falcated wren-babbler, they have been dubbed the Tres Amigos (Spanish) or Three Friends as some of the most sought after birds in Palawan. It is known for its musical call hence the name.

Translated Descriptions (6)

es wikipedia
La tordina de Palawan (Malacopteron palawanense) es una especie de ave paseriforme en la familia Pellorneidae, habitante endémico de las Filipinas.
fr wikipedia
L’Akalat de Palawan (Malacopteron palawanense) est une espèce de passereaux de la famille des Pellorneidae.
nl wikipedia
De palawantwijgtimalia (Malacopteron palawanense) is een zangvogel uit de familie Pellorneidae.
pt wikipedia
Tordina-melodiosa ou tordina-ruiva-de-palauã (Malacopteron palawanense) é uma espécie de ave da família Timaliidae. É endémica das Filipinas. Os seus habitats naturais são: florestas subtropicais ou tropicais húmidas de baixa altitude. Está ameaçada por perda de habitat.
sv wikipedia
Visseltimalia (Malacopteron palawanense) är en fågel i familjen marktimalior inom ordningen tättingar.
zh wikipedia
巴拉望树鹛(学名:Malacopteron palawanense),是画眉科树鹛属的一种,为菲律宾的特有种。该物种的保护状况被评为近危。 巴拉望树鹛的平均体重约为32.4克。栖息地为亚热带或热带的湿润低地林。

Common Names (33 locales)

bg Палауанска тимелия
ca matinera de Palawan
cs timálie palawanská
cy Preblyn jyngl Palawan
da Balabac Trætimalie
de Palawanzweigdrossling
en Melodious Babbler
es Tordina de Palawan
es_EC Tordina de Palawan
es_ES Tordina de Palawan
es_MX Tordina de Palawan
fi palawaninviheltäjätimali
fr Akalat de Palawan
hr riđočeli drozdalj
ja パラワンチャイロチメドリ
lt Rusvavainikė miškinė timalija
nl Palawantwijgtimalia
no palawantimal
nv Tsinlátah chʼizhaazhii baa dzólnígíí
pl sundajek rdzawołbisty
pt palawan babbler
pt_PT Palawan babbler
ru Палаванский шелкопёр
sk dudroš spevavý
sr Palavanska brbljuša
sv visseltimalia
tr Palavan Kasapardıcı
uk Ґаруло палаванський
zh Melodious Babbler
zh-CN 巴拉望树鹛
zh-hans 巴拉望树鹛
zh-hant 巴拉望樹鶥
zh-hk 巴拉望樹鶥

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#564847
eBirdpalbab1
Macaulay Librarypalbab1
Xeno-CantoMalacopteron palawanense
GBIF2493504
NCBI1149644
AvibaseMalacopteron-palawanense
BirdLife22715885