Javan Black-capped Babbler

Pellorneum capistratum

The Javan black-capped babbler is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is endemic to the island of Java in Indonesia. The Malayan black-capped babbler and the Bornean black-capped babbler were both formerly considered conspecific, but were split from it in 2021. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

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