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Fulvous babbler

Argya fulva (Desfontaines, 1789)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The fulvous babbler (Argya fulva) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 53.5 g to 61.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Fulvous babbler (Argya fulva)
Photo: El Golli Mohamed · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the fulvous babbler

Weight
53.5 g – 61.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.4src 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 fulvous babbler live?

Not recorded

What is the fulvous babbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The fulvous babbler (Argya fulva) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Africa in and on the northwestern and southern fringes of the Sahara Desert and the Sahel region, occurring in Algeria, Chad, Egypt (extreme southeast), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Tunisia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

From the Wikipedia article “Fulvous babbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fulvous_babbler&oldid=1364687120), 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 fulvous babbler endangered?

The fulvous 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.

How is the fulvous babbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLeiothrichidae
  6. genusArgya
  7. SpeciesArgya fulva (Desfontaines, 1789)

Synonyms Turdoides fulva, Turdoides fulvus, Turdoides fulvus, Turdoides fulvus, Turdoides fulvus, Turdoides fulvus, Turdus fulvus

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • FUCHEnglish
  • Fulvoa chattererEnglish
  • Fulvous chattererEnglish
  • tordenc rogencCatalan
  • argie akáciováCzech
  • timálie akáciováCzech
  • Gulbrun LarmdrosselDanish
  • AkaziendrosslingGerman
  • AkaziendrosselhäherlingGerman
  • AkazienelsterhäherlingGerman
  • sahara leiotrikoEsperanto
  • Turdoide rojizoSpanish
  • sahara vadavilbasEstonian
  • saharantimaliFinnish
  • Cratérope fauveFrench
  • Cabaire buíruaIrish
  • זנבן אפריקניHebrew
  • smeđi drozdaljCroatian
  • vörhenyes rigótimáliaHungarian
  • BogtuldriIcelandic
  • Garrulo fulvoItalian
  • Chiacchierone fulvoItalian
  • スナイロヤブチメドリJapanese
  • sacharinė strazdinė timalijaLithuanian
  • dūkainais tarkšķisLatvian
  • Bruingele BabbelaarDutch
  • saharaskriketrostNorwegian
  • tymal saharyjskiPolish
  • dżunglotymal saharyjskiPolish
  • tymalczyk saharyjskiPolish
  • zaragateiro-fulvoPortuguese
  • Сахарская дроздовкаRussian
  • Сахарская дроздовая тимелияRussian
  • RuškestimaliNorthern Sami
  • timáliovec plavýSlovak
  • saharski drozgačSlovenian
  • Severnoafrička brbljušaSerbian
  • saharaskriktrastSwedish
  • Kızılca YedikardeşTurkish
  • кратеропа сахарськаUkrainian
  • 棕褐鶇鶥Chinese
  • 棕褐鶇鶥Chinese
  • 棕褐鸫鹛Chinese

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Relatives of the fulvous 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 fulvous babbler?

An adult fulvous babbler weighs 53.5 g – 61.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the fulvous babbler endangered?

The fulvous 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 fulvous babbler?

The fulvous babbler (Argya fulva) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.

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@misc{fulvous_babbler_2026,
  title = {Fulvous babbler (Argya fulva)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fulvous-babbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}