Sumatran babbler

Sumatran babbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pellorneidae
Genus: Pellorneum
Species: P. buettikoferi
Binomial name
Pellorneum buettikoferi
(Vorderman, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Trichastoma buettikoferi

The Sumatran babbler (Pellorneum buettikoferi) is a species of bird in the Pellorneidae family.

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It previously was considered a subspecies of the buff-breasted babbler.

References

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