Family Ground Babblers (Pellorneidae)
Least Concern
Rufous-browed Babbler (Pellorneum capistratum)
Taxonomy
French: Akalat de Java German: Rotbrauen-Erddrossling Spanish: Tordina coronirufa
Other common names:
Javan Black-capped Babbler
Taxonomy:
Myiothera capistrata
Temminck
, 1823,Java
.Distribution:
Java.
Descriptive notes
16–17 cm. Brown-and-rufous babbler with striking head pattern. Adult has crown and nape black, supercilium from above lores to behind eye deep orange-rufous, becoming... read more
Voice
Song a loud, clear, full “ti-tuu” or “pi-tuu” or similar, every 2–4... read more
Habitat
Floor and understorey of forest, including logged and secondary forests, also peatswamp, thickets,... read more
Food and feeding
Diet includes insects and their larvae, also spiders (Araneae), worms and snails. Forages alone or in pairs on ground, usually walking;... read more
Breeding
Breeds Feb–Apr and Aug–Dec. Nest an untidy-looking cup made from dead leaves, twigs, and coarse roots, lined with rootlets and... read more
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Fairly common to uncommon. Global population size has not been assessed, but is suspected to be declining in response to ongoing... read more
Hitherto treated as conspecific with P. nigrocapitatum (which see). Monotypic.