Latitudinal range: -2.2° to 5.3°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (6), tropical/subtropical wetland (1)

Found in 7 samples

Indonesia: Larut Matang District (secondary forest), Tuanan

Malaysia: Kuala Keniam, Gombak Field Station, Berkelah Hill Dipterocarp Rainforest Reserve Maran (thirty year old logged forest), PPB Oil Palms Berhad (forest), PPB Oil Palms Berhad (oil palm plantation)

See also Malacocincla, Malacocincla fulvescens, Malacocincla sepiaria, Malacocincla sepiarium