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Ashy-headed babbler

Pellorneum cinereiceps (Tweeddale, 1878)

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The ashy-headed babbler (Pellorneum cinereiceps) is a species in the family Pellorneidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 23.9 g to 24 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ashy-headed babbler (Pellorneum cinereiceps)
Photo: Rackk67 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ashy-headed babbler

Weight
24 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ashy-headed babbler live?

Not recorded

What is the ashy-headed babbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The ashy-headed babbler (Pellorneum cinereiceps) is a species of passerine bird in the ground babbler family Pellorneidae. The species is also known as the ashy-crowned babbler. The species is closely related to the short-tailed babbler. The two species are sometimes treated as the same species but differ in their calls. The species is monotypic, meaning it has no subspecies.

From the Wikipedia article “Ashy-headed babbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashy-headed_babbler&oldid=1380738178), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the ashy-headed babbler endangered?

The ashy-headed babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the ashy-headed babbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPellorneidae
  6. genusPellorneum
  7. SpeciesPellorneum cinereiceps (Tweeddale, 1878)

Synonyms Drymocataphus cinereiceps, Malacocincla cinereiceps, Trichastoma cinereiceps

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • matinera capgrisaCatalan
  • timálie šedohlaváCzech
  • Balabac DrosseltimalieDanish
  • GraukopfmaustimalieGerman
  • Graukopf-MausdrosslingGerman
  • cindrokapa pelorneoEsperanto
  • Tordina coronigrísSpanish
  • palawanintimaliFinnish
  • Akalat à tête cendréeFrench
  • Turdinule à tête cendréeFrench
  • pepeljastoglavi drozdaljCroatian
  • Garrulo testacenereItalian
  • パラワンムジチメドリJapanese
  • pilkagalvė malakocinklaLithuanian
  • GrijskopmuistimaliaDutch
  • askehodetimalNorwegian
  • dżunglak szarogłowyPolish
  • tordina-de-coroa-cinzentaPortuguese
  • tordina-rabicurta-de-palauãPortuguese
  • Сероголовый шелкопёрRussian
  • Пепельноголовая мышиная тимелияRussian
  • dudroš sivohlavýSlovak
  • Brbljuša pepeljaste glaveSerbian
  • palawantimaliaSwedish
  • Gri Başlı ArdıçesmeriTurkish
  • тордина сіроголоваUkrainian
  • Hoét đầu xámVietnamese
  • 灰头雅鹛Chinese
  • 灰頭雅鶥Chinese
  • 灰頭雅鶥 Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the ashy-headed babbler

Other species in the same genus Pellorneum.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ashy-headed babbler?

An adult ashy-headed babbler weighs 24 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ashy-headed babbler endangered?

The ashy-headed babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the ashy-headed babbler?

The ashy-headed babbler (Pellorneum cinereiceps) belongs to the family Pellorneidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ashy-headed babbler (Pellorneum cinereiceps). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ashy-headed-babbler

MLA

“Ashy-headed babbler (Pellorneum cinereiceps).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ashy-headed-babbler.

BibTeX
@misc{ashy_headed_babbler_2026,
  title = {Ashy-headed babbler (Pellorneum cinereiceps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ashy-headed-babbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}