Ground Babblers and Allies
Pellorneidae
The ground babblers are a family, Pellorneidae, of mostly Old World passerine birds. They are rather diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The entire family was previously included in the Timaliidae.
13 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 65 known species
Typical Ground Babblers
genusPellorneum
Pellorneid Fulvettas
genusSchoeniparus
Malacocincla
genusMalacocincla
Malacopteron Babblers
genusMalacopteron
Gypsophila Wren-Babblers
genusGypsophila
White-headed Babblers
genusGampsorhynchus
Illadopsises
genusIlladopsis
Napothera Wren-Babblers
genusNapothera
Turdinus Wren-Babblers
genusTurdinus
Bornean and Philippine Wren-Babblers
genusPtilocichla
Kenopia
genusKenopia
Pellorneid Grassbirds
genusGraminicola
Grass Babblers
genusLaticilla
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 144310.