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Malacopteron albogulare
Also known as: Grey-breasted Babbler
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, small invertebrates
Habitat
Lowland peat-swamp and freshwater swamp forest
Range
Borneo, Sumatra
Clutch size
2–3 eggs
Incubation period
About 14 days
Size
Small (16–17cm)
Wingspan
~21–23cm
Weight
~22–27g
A dark babbler with a pale grey breast and throat set against blackish-brown plumage, specialised on swampy lowland forest close to rivers and peat.
Listed as Near-threatened owing to extensive drainage and conversion of Bornean peat-swamp forest, its favoured habitat, for agriculture.
