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Ferruginous babbler

Pellorneum bicolor (R. P. Lesson, 1839)

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The ferruginous babbler (Pellorneum bicolor) is a species in the family Pellorneidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 26.9 g to 27.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ferruginous babbler (Pellorneum bicolor)
Photo: Wich’yanan L · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ferruginous babbler

Weight
27.2 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 ferruginous babbler live?

Not recorded

What is the ferruginous babbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The ferruginous babbler (Pellorneum bicolor) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.

It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Ferruginous babbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ferruginous_babbler&oldid=1379929926), 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 ferruginous babbler endangered?

The ferruginous 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 ferruginous babbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPellorneidae
  6. genusPellorneum
  7. SpeciesPellorneum bicolor (R. P. Lesson, 1839)

Synonyms Brachypteryx bicolor, Erythrocichla bicolor bankana, Erythrocichla bicolor whiteheadi, Trichastoma bicolor

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • matinera bicolorCatalan
  • timálie červenaváCzech
  • Rust DrosseltimalieDanish
  • ZimtmausdrosslingGerman
  • WeißwangenmaustimalieGerman
  • rusta pelorneoEsperanto
  • Tordina bicolorSpanish
  • Tordino BicolorSpanish
  • punapyrstötimaliFinnish
  • Akalat ferrugineuxFrench
  • Turdinule ferrugineuseFrench
  • riđorepi drozdaljCroatian
  • Pelanduk sulawesiIndonesian
  • Pelanduk MerahIndonesian
  • Garrulo tabaccatoItalian
  • サビイロムジチメドリJapanese
  • rusvoji trichastomaLithuanian
  • WitwangmuistimaliaDutch
  • rustryggtimalNorwegian
  • dżunglak rdzawyPolish
  • tordina-ferrugíneaPortuguese
  • tordina-avermelhadaPortuguese
  • Двухцветный усатоклювRussian
  • Двуцветная мышиная тимелияRussian
  • dudroš hrdzavýSlovak
  • Rđasta brbljušaSerbian
  • rosttimaliaSwedish
  • นกกินแมลงสีน้ำตาลแดงThai
  • Kızıl ArdıçesmeriTurkish
  • джунгляк рудийUkrainian
  • 鏽色雅鶥Chinese
  • 鏽色雅鶥Chinese
  • 锈色雅鹛Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the ferruginous 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 ferruginous babbler?

An adult ferruginous babbler weighs 27.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ferruginous babbler endangered?

The ferruginous 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 ferruginous babbler?

The ferruginous babbler (Pellorneum bicolor) belongs to the family Pellorneidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ferruginous babbler (Pellorneum bicolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ferruginous-babbler

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{ferruginous_babbler_2026,
  title = {Ferruginous babbler (Pellorneum bicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ferruginous-babbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}