| Puff-throated babbler | |
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| P. r. dusiti (Khao Yai National Park, Thailand) | |
| Calls (nominate race from India) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pellorneidae |
| Genus: | Pellorneum |
| Species: | P. ruficeps
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| Binomial name | |
| Pellorneum ruficeps Swainson, 1832
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The puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps) is a species of passerine bird found in Asia. They are found in scrub and moist forest mainly in hilly regions. They forage in small groups on the forest floor, turning around leaf litter to find their prey and usually staying low in the undergrowth where they can be hard to spot. However, they have loud and distinct calls, including a morning song, contact and alarm calls. It is the type species of the genus Pellorneum which may, however, currently include multiple lineages.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pellorneum ruficeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22715859A94471991. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715859A94471991.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.