NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Rufous-crowned Babbler
Malacopteron magnum Eyton, 1839
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The rufous-crowned babbler (Malacopteron magnum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Rufous-crowned babbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:54:45.195050+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Malacopteron magnum Eyton, 1839
- Name authority
- Eyton, 1839
- Common name
- Rufous-crowned Babbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pellorneidae
- Genus
- Malacopteron
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPellorneidae Vigors & Delacour, 1946
- genusMalacopteron Eyton, 1839
- speciesMalacopteron magnum Eyton, 1839
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Malacopteron. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sooty-capped BabblerMalacopteron affine (Blyth, 1842) | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Melodious BabblerMalacopteron palawanense Büttikofer, 1895 | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-breasted BabblerMalacopteron albogulare (Blyth, 1844) | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-crowned BabblerMalacopteron cinereum Eyton, 1839 | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moustached BabblerMalacopteron magnirostre (F. Moore, 1854) | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Eyton, & Thomas Campbell. (1839). Catalogue of a Collection of Birds from Malaya, with Descriptions of the New Species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 7, No. 78. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3XKRL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.