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Common babbler

Argya caudata (Dumont, 1823)

Status not recordedsongbirds

The common babbler (Argya caudata) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 38 g to 41.4 g.

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Quick facts about the common babbler

Weight
38 g – 41.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common babbler live?

Not recorded

Is the common babbler endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common babbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLeiothrichidae
  6. genusArgya
  7. SpeciesArgya caudata (Dumont, 1823)

Synonyms Cossyphus caudatus, Turdoides caudata, Turdoides caudatus, Turdoides caudatus, Turdoides caudatus, Turdoides caudatus

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • ثرثارة شائعةArabic
  • tordenc comúCatalan
  • argie dlouhoocasáCzech
  • timálie pospolitáCzech
  • Stribet LarmdrosselDanish
  • LangschwanzdrosslingGerman
  • Langschwanz-DrosselhäherlingGerman
  • ordinara leiotrikoEsperanto
  • Turdoide comúnSpanish
  • Turdoide indioSpanish
  • kõnnu-vadavilbasEstonian
  • pensastimaliFinnish
  • Cratérope indienFrench
  • HuniHindi
  • dugorepi drozdaljCroatian
  • hosszúfarkú rigótimáliaHungarian
  • StormtuldriIcelandic
  • Garrulo comuneItalian
  • スジカブリヤブチメドリJapanese
  • paprastoji strazdinė timalijaLithuanian
  • garastes tarkšķisLatvian
  • सामान्य सातभाईMarathi
  • कुरुबाहुक भ्याकुरNepali
  • Gewone BabbelaarDutch
  • krattskriketrostNorwegian
  • tymalczyk indyjskiPolish
  • dżunglotymal indyjskiPolish
  • zaragateiro-indianoPortuguese
  • zaragateiro-rabilongoPortuguese
  • Длиннохвостая дроздовкаRussian
  • Длиннохвостая дроздовая тимелияRussian
  • GuhkesbađoštimaliNorthern Sami
  • timáliovec indickýSlovak
  • indijski drozgačSlovenian
  • Obična brbljušaSerbian
  • orientskriktrastSwedish
  • Hint YedikardeşiTurkish
  • кратеропа довгохвостаUkrainian
  • 普通鶇鶥Chinese
  • 普通鶇鶥Chinese
  • 普通鸫鹛Chinese

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistWikidata

Relatives of the common babbler

Other species in the same genus Argya.

LC, Least Concern
Iraq babbler (Argya altirostris)

Iraq babbler

Argya altirostris

Leiothrichidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common babbler?

An adult common babbler weighs 38 g – 41.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common babbler?

The common babbler (Argya caudata) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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@misc{common_babbler_2026,
  title = {Common babbler (Argya caudata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-babbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}