Marshall's iora
Aegithina nigrolutea (G. F. L. Marshall, 1876)
The marshall's iora (Aegithina nigrolutea) is a species in the family Aegithinidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.8 g to 12 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the marshall's iora
- Weight
- 11.8 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
- 2.4src 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 marshall's iora live?
Not recorded
What is the marshall's iora?
Marshall's iora (Aegithina nigrolutea), also known as the white-tailed iora, is a songbird in the genus Aegithina found in parts of India and Sri Lanka.
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Is the marshall's iora endangered?
The marshall's 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. What the categories mean.
How is the marshall's iora classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAegithinidae
- genusAegithina
- SpeciesAegithina nigrolutea (G. F. L. Marshall, 1876)
Synonyms Aegithina nigrolutea sulfurea, Iora nigrolutea
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- White-tailed ioraEnglish
- White-tailed ioraEnglish
- iora cuablancaCatalan
- jora černohlaváCzech
- iora gwarfelenWelsh
- Sortkappet IoraDanish
- SchwarzkappenioraGerman
- Schwarzkappen-IoraGerman
- blankvosta egitinoEsperanto
- Iora coliblancaSpanish
- intianjoraFinnish
- Iora à queue blancheFrench
- feketesapkás poszátalevélmadárHungarian
- Iora codabiancaItalian
- Iora di MarshallItalian
- ズグロヒメコノハドリJapanese
- juodakepurė joraLithuanian
- Kunyit MarshallMalay
- ZwartkapioraDutch
- rajaløvfuglNorwegian
- paskownik białosternyPolish
- Iora-de-marshallPortuguese
- iora-de-cauda-brancaPortuguese
- Черношапочная йораRussian
- jara bielochvostáSlovak
- Crnokapa joraSerbian
- vitstjärtad ioraSwedish
- นกขมิ้นน้อยไวต์เทลThai
- Ak Kuyruklu İoraTurkish
- йора малаUkrainian
- 白尾雀鵯Chinese
- 白尾雀鹎Chinese
- 黑黃雀鵯〔白尾雀鵯〕Chinese
Relatives of the marshall's iora
Other species in the same genus Aegithina.
Common iora
Aegithina tiphia
Great iora
Aegithina lafresnayei
Green iora
Aegithina viridissima
CompareMarshall's iora vs Common ioraMarshall's iora vs Great ioraMarshall's iora vs Green iora
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the marshall's iora?
An adult marshall's iora weighs 11.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the marshall's iora endangered?
The marshall's 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 marshall's iora?
The marshall's iora (Aegithina nigrolutea) 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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