The Chestnut-rumped Babbler is a small bird studied in lowland forests of Borneo and the Malay Peninsula. Researchers recorded it foraging among suspended dead leaves and showing bluish skin on the head while calling.
The study reports bluish skin on the head in this species, visible while the birds call.
About two-thirds of foraging observations involved searching suspended dead leaves caught among lianas and other plants. The recorded mean foraging height was about 10.7 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.