White-chested Babbler

Pellorneum rostratum

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Pellorneidae
Genus
Pellorneum
eBird Code
whcbab1

Taxonomy Changes

Trichastoma rostratum Pellorneum rostratum

Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.

Vocalizations

Cheng-Te Hsu · CC_BY_4_0
Tim · CC_BY_4_0
Cheng-Te Hsu · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Pellorneum rostratum macropterum

    Borneo including Banggi (off northeastern Borneo)

  • Pellorneum rostratum rostratum

    Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Belitung Island, and Riau and Lingga archipelagos

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.