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Rufous chatterer

Argya rubiginosa (Rüppell, 1845)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The rufous chatterer (Argya rubiginosa) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 40 g to 41.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Rufous chatterer (Argya rubiginosa)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rufous chatterer

Weight
40 g – 41.6 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
2.45src 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 rufous chatterer live?

Not recorded

What is the rufous chatterer?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The rufous chatterer (Argya rubiginosa) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

This species was formerly placed in the genus Turdoides but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Argya.

From the Wikipedia article “Rufous chatterer” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rufous_chatterer&oldid=1380703032), 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 rufous chatterer endangered?

The rufous chatterer 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 rufous chatterer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLeiothrichidae
  6. genusArgya
  7. SpeciesArgya rubiginosa (Rüppell, 1845)

Synonyms Argya saturata, Crateropus rubiginosus, Turdoides rubiginosa, Turdoides rubiginosus, Turdoides rubiginosus, Turdoides rubiginosus, Turdoides rubiginosus, Turdoides saturata

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • RUCHEnglish
  • Rusty babblerEnglish
  • tordenc rubiginósCatalan
  • timálie pustinnáCzech
  • Rødbrun LarmdrosselDanish
  • HeuglindrosslingGerman
  • HeuglindrosselhäherlingGerman
  • rusta leiotrikoEsperanto
  • Turdoide herrumbrosoSpanish
  • ruostelörppötimaliFinnish
  • Cratérope roussâtreFrench
  • Cratérope rubigineuxFrench
  • istočnoafrički drozdaljCroatian
  • Garrulo rossiccioItalian
  • チャイロヤブチメドリJapanese
  • rusvoji strazdinė timalijaLithuanian
  • Rosse BabbelaarDutch
  • umbraskriketrostNorwegian
  • tymal rdzawyPolish
  • tymalczyk rdzawyPolish
  • zaragateiro-ferrugíneoPortuguese
  • zaragateiro-rubiginosoPortuguese
  • Рыжая дроздовкаRussian
  • Рыжая дроздовая тимелияRussian
  • timáliovec hrdzavýSlovak
  • rostskriktrastSwedish
  • Afrika Kızıl YedikardeşiTurkish
  • кратеропа рудаUkrainian
  • 棕紅鶇鶥Chinese
  • 棕紅鶇鶥Chinese
  • 棕红鸫鹛Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the rufous chatterer

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 rufous chatterer?

An adult rufous chatterer weighs 40 g – 41.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rufous chatterer endangered?

The rufous chatterer 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 chatterer?

The rufous chatterer (Argya rubiginosa) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rufous chatterer (Argya rubiginosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-chatterer

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{rufous_chatterer_2026,
  title = {Rufous chatterer (Argya rubiginosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-chatterer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}