Malaysian Rail-babbler

Eupetes macrocerus · Genus of birds
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
marbab1, MRBA, RABA, MARB

About the Malaysian Rail-babbler

The rail-babbler or Malaysian rail-babbler is a brown and pied rail-like ground-living bird. It is the only species in the genus Eupetes and family Eupetidae. It lives on the floor of primary forests in the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, as well as Borneo. It is distantly related to African rockfowl. Its population has greatly decreased because much of the lowland primary forest has been cut, and secondary forests usually have too dense a bottom vegetation or do not offer enough shade to be favourable for the species. However, it is locally still common in logged forest or on hill-forest on slopes, and probably not in immediate danger of extinction. The species is poorly known and rarely seen, in no small part due to its shyness.

Source: Wikipedia

Taxonomy & Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyRail-babbler (Eupetidae)
SpeciesEupetes macrocerus
Species Codesmarbab1, MRBA, RABA, MARB

Frequently Asked Questions

What family does the Malaysian Rail-babbler belong to?

The Malaysian Rail-babbler (Eupetes macrocerus) belongs to the Rail-babbler family (Eupetidae), in the order Passeriformes.

How can I identify the Malaysian Rail-babbler?

The rail-babbler or Malaysian rail-babbler is a brown and pied rail-like ground-living bird. It is the only species in the genus Eupetes and family Eupetidae. It lives on the floor of primary forests in the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, as well as Borneo. It is distantly related to African rockfowl. ...

Where can I report a Malaysian Rail-babbler sighting?

You can log sightings of Malaysian Rail-babbler on eBird (ebird.org) using species code marbab1, or on iNaturalist.