Common iora
Aegithina tiphia (Linnaeus, 1758)
The common iora (Aegithina tiphia) is a species in the family Aegithinidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12 g to 15 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the common iora
- Weight
- 12 g – 15 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.8 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the common iora live?
Not recorded
What is the common iora?
The common iora (Aegithina tiphia) is a small passerine bird found across the tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, with populations showing plumage variations, some of which are designated as subspecies. A species found in scrub and forest, it is easily detected from its loud whistles and the bright colours. During the breeding season, males display by fluffing up their feathers and spiral in the air appearing like a green, black, yellow, and white ball.
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What does the common iora sound like?
Is the common iora endangered?
The common iora is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the common iora classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAegithinidae
- genusAegithina
- SpeciesAegithina tiphia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Aegithina tiphia styani, Motacilla tiphia, Motacilla tiphia
Other names and names in other languages (48)
- বিহুৱতী চৰাইAssamese
- ফটিকজলBangla
- iora comunaCatalan
- jora černokřídláCzech
- iora cyffredinWelsh
- IoraDanish
- GartenioraGerman
- Schwarzflügel-IoraGerman
- SchwarzflügelioraGerman
- ordinara egitinoEsperanto
- Iora comúnSpanish
- لیموقبای معمولیPersian
- joraFinnish
- Petit IoraFrench
- Iora du BengaleFrench
- શોબિગીGujarati
- शोबिगीHindi
- bjelokrila joraCroatian
- feketeszárnyú poszátalevélmadárHungarian
- Cipoh kacatIndonesian
- Iora comuneItalian
- ヒメコノハドリJapanese
- juodasparnė joraLithuanian
- അയോറMalayalam
- सुभगMarathi
- Шим шылдыран йораWestern Mari
- Kunyit PacatMalay
- ရွှေပြည်စိုးBurmese
- सुसेलीचरीNepali
- Gewone IoraDutch
- parkløvfuglNorwegian
- ସୌଭାଗ୍ୟ ପକ୍ଷୀOdia
- paskownik zmiennyPolish
- iora-d'asa-escuraPortuguese
- iora-de-asa-escuraPortuguese
- Чернокрылая йораRussian
- Пестрокрылая йораRussian
- jara čiernokrídlaSlovak
- Obična joraSerbian
- CipeuwSundanese
- parkioraSwedish
- மாம்பழச்சிட்டுTamil
- นกขมิ้นน้อยธรรมดาThai
- İoraTurkish
- йора чорнокрилаUkrainian
- Chim nghệ ngực vàngVietnamese
- 黑翅雀鵯Chinese
- 黑翅雀鹎Chinese
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Relatives of the common iora
Other species in the same genus Aegithina.
Great iora
Aegithina lafresnayei
Green iora
Aegithina viridissima
Marshall's iora
Aegithina nigrolutea
CompareCommon iora vs Great ioraCommon iora vs Green ioraCommon iora vs Marshall's iora
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the common iora?
An adult common iora weighs 12 g – 15 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the common iora endangered?
The common iora 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 common iora?
The common iora (Aegithina tiphia) belongs to the family Aegithinidae 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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