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Pellorneum  Swainson, 1832
Taxonomic Serial No.: 558024

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Trichastoma Blyth, 1842
  
    Aethostoma Sharpe, 1902
  
    Anuropsis Sharpe, 1883
  
    Cinclidia Gould, 1838
  
    Drymocataphus Blyth, 1849
  
    Erythrocichla Sharpe, 1883
  
    Scotocichla Sharpe, 1883
  
    Trichostoma Hartlaub, 1844
  
    Pellornium Swainson, 1832
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyPellorneidae Vigors & Delacour, 1946  
                               GenusPellorneum Swainson, 1832  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Pellorneum albiventre (Godwin-Austen, 1877) – Spot-throated Babbler, Akalat à gorge tachetée, tordina-de-garganta-pintada, tordina-de-garganta-malhada, Tordina golipinta 
                                  Species Pellorneum bicolor (R. P. Lesson, 1839) – Ferruginous Babbler, Akalat ferrugineux, tordina-avermelhada, tordina-ferrugínea, Tordina bicolor 
                                  Species Pellorneum buettikoferi (Vorderman, 1892) – Sumatran Babbler, Akalat de Sumatra, tordina-de-samatra, Tordina de Sumatra 
                                  Species Pellorneum capistratoides (Strickland, 1849) – Bornean Black-capped Babbler, Akalat de Bornéo, tordina-coroada-de-bornéu, tordina-do-bornéu 
                                  Species Pellorneum capistratum (Temminck, 1823) – Javan Black-capped Babbler, Akalat de Java, tordina-coroada-de-java, tordina-javanesa, Tordina coronirufa 
                                  Species Pellorneum celebense (Strickland, 1849) – Sulawesi Babbler, Akalat des Célèbes, tordina-da-celebes, tordina-de-celebes, Tordina de Célebes 
                                  Species Pellorneum cinereiceps (Tweeddale, 1878) – Ashy-headed Babbler, Akalat à tête cendrée, tordina-rabicurta-de-palauã, tordina-de-coroa-cinzenta, Tordina coronigrís 
                                  Species Pellorneum fuscocapillus (Blyth, 1849) – Brown-capped Babbler, Akalat à calotte brune, tordina-coroada-cingalesa, tordina-de-barrete-castanho, Tordina coroniparda 
                                  Species Pellorneum malaccense (Hartlaub, 1844) – Mourning Babbler, Akalat à queue courte, tordina-carpideira, tordina-de-cauda-curta, Tordina colicorta 
                                  Species Pellorneum nigrocapitatum (Eyton, 1839) – Malayan Black-capped Babbler, Akalat à calotte noire, tordina-coroada-de-malaca, tordina-malaia, Tordina coroninegra 
                                  Species Pellorneum palustre Gould, 1872 – Marsh Babbler, Akalat des marais, tordina-palustre, Tordina palustre 
                                  Species Pellorneum poliogene (Strickland, 1849) – Leaflitter Babbler, Akalat à joues grises, tordina-do-folhedo 
                                  Species Pellorneum pyrrogenys (Temminck, 1827) – Temminck's Babbler, Akalat de Temminck, tordina-flamejante, tordina-de-temminck, Tordina de Temminck 
                                  Species Pellorneum rostratum (Blyth, 1842) – White-chested Babbler, Akalat à front noir, tordina-palustre-de-malaca, tordina-de-peito-branco, Tordina pechiblanca 
                                  Species Pellorneum ruficeps Swainson, 1832 – Puff-throated Babbler, Akalat à poitrine tachetée, tordina-de-peito-manchado, tordina-de-peito-estriado, Tordina pechiestriada 
                                  Species Pellorneum saturatum (Robinson & Kloss, 1920) – Glissando Babbler, Akalat saturé, tordina-deslizante 
                                  Species Pellorneum tickelli Blyth, 1859 – Buff-breasted Babbler, Akalat de Tickell, tordina-acanelada, tordina-de-peito-fulvo, Tordina de Tickell 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Pellorneum    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.2), website (version 15.2)  
  Acquired: 2026   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.2. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 17 Apr 2026]   
  Reference for: Pellorneum   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Swainson, William / Swainson, William, and John Richardson (eds.)  
  Publication Date: 1832   
  Article/Chapter Title: Appendix No. 1 Characters of Genera and Sub-genera hitherto Undefined   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern parts of British America. Part Second, The Birds   
  Page(s): 481-497   
  Publisher: J. Murray   
  Publication Place: London, England   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: Available online via Biodiversity Heritage Library at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27217705   
  Reference for: original description   
       

 Geographic Information
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Type by original designation, Pellorneum ruficeps Swainson, 1832. See Swaison (1832, p. 487)  
 

 

    

 
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