Calling my Sifus....Horsfield's, Abbot's or
Short tailed..................in the end compared the call recorded by Sifu
Khong's its a Abbot's Babbler alrite...... a lifer still. Size about 16.5cm or
7 inches Very broad looking pale whitish chest with rufous vented and side. I
have seen pictures by others the belly and chest can turn orangy too.During my encounter it stays in one tree for a long period of half an hour. Unlike other babblers it tend to sit out on open branches. It continuous give out a three syllable clear sharp call which I recorded .....will attach later. Occasionally It will drop onto the ground and slowly climb up the tree upto 15 ft high. You notice the photos are top up. The bird was on its own. No mate yet for the breeding season. Apparently the nesting period of Abbott's Babbler can starts as early in late January until September as recorded in Thailand. Can also be sighted in KSNP and Taman Negara
The Abbott's Babbler (Malacocincla abbotti) is a SEA bird in the Timaliidae family as it is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The name of the species commemorates William Louis Abbott (1860-1936), American naturalist and collector, who studied the wildlife of the Indo-Malayan region.
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