The Malayan swamp babbler (''Pellorneum rostratum''), previously named the white-chested babbler, is a species of bird in the ground babbler family,

Pellorneidae The jungle babblers are a family, Pellorneidae, of mostly Old World passerine birds belonging to the superfamily Sylvioidea. They are quite diverse in size and coloration, and usually characterised by soft, fluffy plumage and a tail on average th ...

, that is found in the

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, the Riau Islands, the Lingga Islands and the island of Belitung. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the

Bornean swamp babbler The Bornean swamp babbler (''Pellorneum macropterum'') is a species of bird in the ground babbler family Pellorneidae that is found in northern and central Borneo and Banggi Island. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the white-ches ...

(''Pellorneum macropterum''). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

*Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. ''

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'', Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. {{Taxonbar, from=Q863106 Pellorneum Birds of Malesia Birds described in 1842 Taxa named by Edward Blyth Taxonomy articles created by Polbot