Malacopteron
Genus of birds
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Malacopteron is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae.
| Malacopteron | |
|---|---|
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| Melodious babbler (Malacopteron palawanense) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pellorneidae |
| Genus: | Malacopteron Eyton, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Malacopteron magnum[1] Eyton, 1839 | |
Species
The genus contains the following species:[2]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Moustached babbler | Malacopteron magnirostre | Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra |
.jpg) | Sooty-capped babbler | Malacopteron affine | Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, and Singapore. |
_(2).jpg) | Scaly-crowned babbler | Malacopteron cinereum | Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. |
 | Rufous-crowned babbler | Malacopteron magnum | Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand. |
| Melodious babbler | Malacopteron palawanense | Philippines. |
 | Grey-breasted babbler | Malacopteron albogulare | Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. |