Buff-breasted Babbler
Sun Jiao · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Buff-breasted Babbler
Sun Jiao · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Buff-breasted Babbler
Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0_1_0 via GBIF

Buff-breasted Babbler

Pellorneum tickelli

棕胸雅鹛

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

A species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. Found across Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Distribution & Habitat

Occurs in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Pellorneidae
Genus
Pellorneum
eBird Code
bubbab1

Vocalizations

Ben Costamagna · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (5)

  • Pellorneum tickelli annamense

    central and southern Vietnam to southern Laos (Bolaven Plateau)

  • Pellorneum tickelli assamense

    northeastern India and eastern Bangladesh to northern and western Myanmar

  • Pellorneum tickelli fulvum

    southern China (southwestern Yunnan) to northeastern Myanmar, northern Thailand, and Indochina

  • Pellorneum tickelli grisescens

    southwestern Myanmar (Arakan Mountains)

  • Pellorneum tickelli tickelli

    central and southern Malay Peninsula and adjacent Thailand

Data Sources

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.