Parent: Pellorneidae

└─ Malacopteron

└─── Malacopteron affine (Sooty-capped babbler)

└─── Malacopteron albogulare (Grey-breasted babbler)

└─── Malacopteron cinereum (Scaly-crowned babbler)

└─── Malacopteron magnirostre (Moustached babbler)

└─── Malacopteron magnum (Rufous-crowned babbler)

└─── Malacopteron palawanense (Melodious babbler)