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Malayan Black-capped Babbler
Pellorneum nigrocapitatum (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 Malayan black-capped babbler (Pellorneum nigrocapitatum) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka Island, Belitung and North Natuna. This species, the Javan black-capped babbler (P. capistratum) and the Bornean black-capped babbler (P. capistratoides) were formerly considered conspecific, but were split from it in 2021. Together they were called the black-capped babbler. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Malayan black-capped babbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:04:21.938703+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pellorneum nigrocapitatum (Eyton, 1839)
- Name authority
- (Eyton, 1839)
- Common name
- Malayan Black-capped Babbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pellorneidae
- Genus
- Pellorneum
- 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
- genusPellorneum Swainson, 1832
- speciesPellorneum nigrocapitatum (Eyton, 1839)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pellorneum. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Javan Black-capped BabblerPellorneum capistratum (Temminck, 1823) | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps Swainson, 1832 | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ferruginous BabblerPellorneum bicolor (R. P. Lesson, 1839) | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bornean Black-capped BabblerPellorneum capistratoides (Strickland, 1849) | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sulawesi BabblerPellorneum celebense (Strickland, 1849) | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pellorneum capistratum nigrocapitatum (Eyton, 1839) (Eyton, 1839) | synonym |
| Pellorneum nigrocapitatum nyctilampis (Oberholser, 1922) (Oberholser, 1922) | synonym |
| Drymocataphus nigrocapitatus nyctilampis Oberholser, 1922 Oberholser, 1922 | synonym |
| Pellorneum nigrocapitatum nigrocapitatum (Eyton, 1839) (Eyton, 1839) | synonym |
| Brachypteryx nigrocapitata Eyton, 1839 Eyton, 1839 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1282032 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:RSPRJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.