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Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine



Family: Pellorneidae (Ground babblers)

Authority: (Blyth, 1842)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This species remains widespread and relatively common, but is likely to be declining moderately rapidly in many parts of its range as a result of habitat loss. It is therefore considered Near Threatened.



Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 3,100,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sooty-capped Babbler Malacopteron affine. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sooty-capped-babbler-malacopteron-affine on 25/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 25/12/2024.