NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Marbled Wren-Babbler
Turdinus marmoratus R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1880
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 marbled wren-babbler (Turdinus marmoratus) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula and the Barisan Mountains of Sumatra. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Marbled wren-babbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:44:08.980231+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Turdinus marmoratus R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1880
- Name authority
- R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1880
- Common name
- Marbled Wren-Babbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pellorneidae
- Genus
- Turdinus
- 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
- genusTurdinus Blyth, 1844
- speciesTurdinus marmoratus R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1880
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Turdinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Large Wren-BabblerTurdinus macrodactylus (Strickland, 1844) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Myiothera loricata S. Müller, 1836 S. Müller, 1836 | ambiguous synonym |
| Napothera marmorata (R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1880) (R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1880) | 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.
- Wardlaw-Ramsay, & Robert George. (1880). Contributions to the Ornithology of Sumatra.-Report on a Collection from the neighbourhood of Padang. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 48. 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:TLQNH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.