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Jungle babbler

Argya striata (Dumont, 1823)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The jungle babbler (Argya striata) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 66 g to 78.3 g and live up to 11.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Jungle babbler (Argya striata)
Photo: Dr. Raju Kasambe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the jungle babbler

Weight
66 g – 78.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
11.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
16.5 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.2src 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 jungle babbler live?

Not recorded

What is the jungle babbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The jungle babbler (Argya striata) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae found in the Indian subcontinent. Jungle babblers are gregarious birds that forage in small groups of six to ten birds, a habit that has given them the popular name of "seven sisters" in urban Northern India, and (seven brothers) in Bengali, with cognates in other regional languages which also mean "seven brothers".

The jungle babbler is a common resident breeding bird in most parts of the Indian subcontinent and is often seen in gardens within large cities as well as in forested areas. In the past, the orange-billed babbler Argya rufescens of Sri Lanka was considered to be a subspecies of jungle babbler, but has now been elevated to a species.

From the Wikipedia article “Jungle babbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jungle_babbler&oldid=1378677513), 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 jungle babbler endangered?

The jungle 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 jungle babbler classified?

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

Synonyms Cossyphus striatus, Crateropus canorus, Malacocercus striatus, Malacocircus striatus, Malacocircus terricolor, Turdoides striata, Turdoides striatus

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • সাতভনীAssamese
  • সাতভাই ছাতারেBangla
  • tordenc dels matollsCatalan
  • timálie pralesníCzech
  • LarmdrosselDanish
  • DschungeldrosslingGerman
  • DschungeldrosselhäherlingGerman
  • ĝangala leiotrikoEsperanto
  • Turdoide matorraleroSpanish
  • لیکوی جنگلیPersian
  • metsäpensastimaliFinnish
  • Cratérope de brousseFrench
  • વન લલેડુGujarati
  • વન લલેડુંGujarati
  • વન લેલુંGujarati
  • सात भाईHindi
  • sivosmeđi drozdaljCroatian
  • csíkos rigótimáliaHungarian
  • Garrulo della giunglaItalian
  • ツチイロヤブチメドリJapanese
  • džiunglinė strazdinė timalijaLithuanian
  • കരിയിലക്കിളിMalayalam
  • जंगली सातभाईMarathi
  • बगाले भ्याकुरNepali
  • JunglebabbelaarDutch
  • landsbyskriketrostNorwegian
  • କୁଣ୍ଡାଖିଆ ଚଢ଼େଇOdia
  • ਸੇਰੜ੍ਹੀPunjabi
  • tymal szarogłowyPolish
  • tymalczyk szarogłowyPolish
  • zaragateiro-do-matoPortuguese
  • zaragateiro-dos-matosPortuguese
  • Джунглевая дроздовкаRussian
  • Полосатая дроздовая тимелияRussian
  • timáliovec džungľovýSlovak
  • прашумски баблерSerbian
  • Prašumska brbljušaSerbian
  • indisk skriktrastSwedish
  • காட்டுச் சிலம்பன்Tamil
  • ಬೇಜಕರೆ ಪಕ್ಕಿTulu
  • Çalılık YedikardeşiTurkish
  • кратеропа попелястаUkrainian
  • 丛林鸫鹛Chinese
  • 叢林鶇鶥Chinese
  • 林鶇鶥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the jungle 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 jungle babbler?

An adult jungle babbler weighs 66 g – 78.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the jungle babbler endangered?

The jungle babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the jungle babbler live?

The jungle babbler has a recorded lifespan of 11.2 years.

What kind of animal is the jungle babbler?

The jungle babbler (Argya striata) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.

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@misc{jungle_babbler_2026,
  title = {Jungle babbler (Argya striata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jungle-babbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}