Species profile
Black Babbler
Melanocichla lugubris
Quick answer
Breeding regions are OR. Breeding subregions are montane Malay Pen. and Sumatra.
- Scientific name
- Melanocichla lugubris
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Melanocichla
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Black Babbler in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Timaliidae
- Bar-winged Wren-babbler (Spelaeornis troglodytoides)
- Bare-headed Babbler (Melanocichla calva)
- Black-chinned Babbler (Stachyridopsis pyrrhops)
- Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler (Megapomatorhinus erythrocnemis)
- Black-streaked Scimitar-Babbler (Megapomatorhinus gravivox)
- Black-throated Babbler (Stachyris nigricollis)
- Bold-striped Tit-Babbler (Macronus bornensis)
- Brown Tit-babbler (Macronus striaticeps)