Rufous babbler
Argya subrufa (Jerdon, 1839)
The rufous babbler (Argya subrufa) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 66.7 g to 67.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the rufous babbler
- Weight
- 66.7 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
- 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 rufous babbler live?
Not recorded
What is the rufous babbler?
The rufous babbler (Argya subrufa) is an endemic species of bird found in the Western Ghats of southern India of the family Leiothrichidae It is dark brown and long tailed, and is usually seen foraging in noisy groups along open hillsides with a mixture of grass, bracken and forest.
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What does the rufous babbler sound like?
Is the rufous babbler endangered?
The rufous babbler 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.
How is the rufous babbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLeiothrichidae
- genusArgya
- SpeciesArgya subrufa (Jerdon, 1839)
Synonyms Thimalia subrufa, Turdoides subrufa, Turdoides subrufus, Turdoides subrufus, Turdoides subrufus
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- tordenc de front grisCatalan
- timálie pustinnáCzech
- timálie rezavobřicháCzech
- Gråpandet LarmdrosselDanish
- GraustirndrosslingGerman
- Orangebauch-DrosselhäherlingGerman
- Orangebauch-ElsterhäherlingGerman
- rufeta leiotrikoEsperanto
- Turdoide rufoSpanish
- لیکوی حناییPersian
- malabarintimaliFinnish
- ruostelörppötimaliFinnish
- Cratérope roussâtreFrench
- sivočeli drozdaljCroatian
- Garrulo rossastroItalian
- サビイロヤブチメドリJapanese
- pilkakaktė strazdinė timalijaLithuanian
- ചെഞ്ചിലപ്പൻMalayalam
- RoodrugbabbelaarDutch
- gråpanneskriketrostNorwegian
- tymal rudogrzbietyPolish
- dżunglotymal rudogrzbietyPolish
- tymalczyk rudogrzbietyPolish
- zaragateiro-ruivoPortuguese
- zaragateiro-arruivadoPortuguese
- Малабарская дроздовкаRussian
- Серолобая дроздовая тимелияRussian
- timáliovec bambusovýSlovak
- gråpannad skriktrastSwedish
- செஞ்சிலம்பன்Tamil
- Kızıl YedikardeşTurkish
- кратеропа сіролобаUkrainian
- 棕鶇鶥Chinese
- 棕鶇鶥Chinese
- 棕鸫鹛Chinese
Relatives of the rufous babbler
Other species in the same genus Argya.
Jungle babbler
Argya striata
Yellow-billed babbler
Argya affinis
Fulvous babbler
Argya fulva
Large grey babbler
Argya malcolmi
Iraq babbler
Argya altirostris
Striated babbler
Argya earlei
CompareRufous babbler vs Jungle babblerRufous babbler vs Yellow-billed babblerRufous babbler vs Fulvous babblerRufous babbler vs Large grey babbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rufous babbler?
An adult rufous babbler weighs 66.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the rufous babbler endangered?
The rufous 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 rufous babbler?
The rufous babbler (Argya subrufa) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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