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Brown-capped babbler

Pellorneum fuscocapillus (Blyth, 1849)

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The brown-capped babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus) is a species in the family Pellorneidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 30 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Brown-capped babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus)
Photo: Griha Hasanov · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the brown-capped babbler

Weight
30 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
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown-capped babbler live?

Not recorded

What is the brown-capped babbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The brown-capped babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus) is a member of the family Pellorneidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown-capped babbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown-capped_babbler&oldid=1313794983), 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 brown-capped babbler endangered?

The brown-capped 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 brown-capped babbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPellorneidae
  6. genusPellorneum
  7. SpeciesPellorneum fuscocapillus (Blyth, 1849)

Synonyms Drymocataphus fuscocapillus, Pellorneum fuscocapillum, Pellorneum fuscocapillum fuscocapillum

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • matinera de casc bruCatalan
  • timálie hnědohlaváCzech
  • Sri Lanka-drosseltimalieDanish
  • BraunkappenerdtimalieGerman
  • Braunkappen-ErdtimalieGerman
  • Braunscheitel-ErddrosslingGerman
  • brunĉapa pelorneoEsperanto
  • Tordina coronipardaSpanish
  • srilankanviidakkotimaliFinnish
  • Akalat à calotte bruneFrench
  • Turdinule à calotte bruneFrench
  • smeđokapi drozdaljCroatian
  • Garrulo capobrunoItalian
  • Garrulo dal cappuccio brunoItalian
  • セイロンジチメドリJapanese
  • rudakepurė dirvinė timalijaLithuanian
  • BruinkapjungletimaliaDutch
  • brunkronetimalNorwegian
  • dżunglak cynamonowyPolish
  • tordina-coroada-cingalesaPortuguese
  • tordina-de-barrete-castanhoPortuguese
  • Бурошапочная земляная тимелияRussian
  • Бурошапочная тимелия-говорушкаRussian
  • dudroš hnedohlavýSlovak
  • ceylontimaliaSwedish
  • Kahverengi Başlı ArdıçesmeriTurkish
  • баблер буроголовийUkrainian
  • 褐冠幽鶥Chinese
  • 褐冠幽鶥Chinese
  • 褐冠幽鹛Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the brown-capped 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 brown-capped babbler?

An adult brown-capped babbler weighs 30 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the brown-capped babbler endangered?

The brown-capped 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 brown-capped babbler?

The brown-capped babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus) belongs to the family Pellorneidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brown-capped babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-capped-babbler

MLA

“Brown-capped babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-capped-babbler.

BibTeX
@misc{brown_capped_babbler_2026,
  title = {Brown-capped babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-capped-babbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}