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Moustached Babbler

Babblers

Malacopteron magnirostre

Basic stats

Diet

Insects

Habitat

Lowland forest understorey

Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia

Clutch size

2 eggs (typical for Malacopteron)

Incubation period

About 14–16 days (typical for Malacopteron)

Size

Small (16cm)

Wingspan

~20–22cm

Weight

~20–26g

A babbler with a distinctive dark moustachial stripe on an otherwise plain brown face, found in lowland forest understorey.

Forages low in dense vegetation for insects, part of the diverse group of Malacopteron babblers common in mixed foraging flocks.

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