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Puff-throated babbler

Pellorneum ruficeps Swainson, 1832

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The puff-throated babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps) is a species in the family Pellorneidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 26 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Puff-throated babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the puff-throated babbler

Weight
26 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
3src 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 puff-throated babbler live?

Not recorded

What is the puff-throated babbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The puff-throated babbler or spotted babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps) is a species of passerine bird found in Asia. They are found in scrub and moist forest mainly in hilly regions. They forage in small groups on the forest floor, turning around leaf litter to find their prey and usually staying low in the undergrowth where they can be hard to spot. However, they have loud and distinct calls, including a morning song, contact and alarm calls. It is the type species of the genus Pellorneum which may, however, currently include multiple lineages.

From the Wikipedia article “Puff-throated babbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Puff-throated_babbler&oldid=1357353575), 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.

What does the puff-throated babbler sound like?

L. Shyamal · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the puff-throated babbler endangered?

The puff-throated 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 puff-throated babbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPellorneidae
  6. genusPellorneum
  7. SpeciesPellorneum ruficeps Swainson, 1832

Synonyms Megalurus ruficeps, Pellorneum nipalense vividum, Pollorneum ruficeps

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • النفخ الحلق بابلرEgyptian Arabic
  • গলাফোলা ছাতারেBangla
  • matinera maculadaCatalan
  • timálie pruhovanáCzech
  • preblyn mannogWelsh
  • Plettet DrosseltimalieDanish
  • StreifenbrusttimalieGerman
  • Streifenbrust-ErddrosslingGerman
  • Streifenbrust-ErdtimalieGerman
  • makulbrusta pelorneoEsperanto
  • Tordina pechiestriadaSpanish
  • rastasviidakkotimaliFinnish
  • Akalat à poitrine tachetéeFrench
  • Turdinule à poitrine tachetéeFrench
  • בבלר גרון נשיפהHebrew
  • pjegavi drozdaljCroatian
  • vörösfejű egértimáliaHungarian
  • dílaslúðraIcelandic
  • Garrulo golapiumosaItalian
  • ムナフジチメドリJapanese
  • rusvakepurė dirvinė timalijaLithuanian
  • പുള്ളിച്ചിലപ്പൻMalayalam
  • ठिपकेवाला सातभाईMarathi
  • ठिपकेवाला पहाडी सातभाईMarathi
  • ချုံတိုးငှက်ရင်ပြောက်Burmese
  • Dah daaskʼidtah chʼizhaazhiiNavajo
  • थोप्ले भ्याकुरNepali
  • Gevlekte JungletimaliaDutch
  • raudkronetimalNorwegian Nynorsk
  • rødkronetimalNorwegian
  • dżunglak rudogłowyPolish
  • tordina-de-peito-estriadoPortuguese
  • tordina-de-peito-manchadoPortuguese
  • zaragateiro-de-peito-estriadoPortuguese
  • Пятнистогрудая земляная тимелияRussian
  • Пятнистогрудая тимелия-говорушкаRussian
  • dudroš zemnýSlovak
  • fläcktimaliaSwedish
  • பொறி மார்புச் சிலம்பன்Tamil
  • นกจาบดินอกลายThai
  • Kabarık Gerdanlı ArdıçesmeriTurkish
  • баблер рудоголовийUkrainian
  • Chuối tiêu ngực đốmVietnamese
  • 棕头幽鹛Chinese
  • 棕頭幽鶥Chinese
  • 棕頭幽鶥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the puff-throated 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 puff-throated babbler?

An adult puff-throated babbler weighs 26 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the puff-throated babbler endangered?

The puff-throated 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 puff-throated babbler?

The puff-throated babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps) belongs to the family Pellorneidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{puff_throated_babbler_2026,
  title = {Puff-throated babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/puff-throated-babbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}