Silver-eared mesia
Leiothrix argentauris (Hodgson, 1837)
The silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 23 g to 28.4 g and live up to 5.25 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the silver-eared mesia
- Weight
- 23 g – 28.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 5.25 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3 – 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 silver-eared mesia live?
Not recorded
What is the silver-eared mesia?
The silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris) is a species of bird from South East Asia.
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Is the silver-eared mesia endangered?
The silver-eared mesia 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 silver-eared mesia classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLeiothrichidae
- genusLeiothrix
- SpeciesLeiothrix argentauris (Hodgson, 1837)
Synonyms Leiothrix argetauris gertrudis, Mesia argentauris
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- Silver-eared leiothrixEnglish
- بهدل فضي الأذنArabic
- leiòtrix becgrocCatalan
- timálie stříbroucháCzech
- mesia arianglustWelsh
- Sølvøret SangtimalieDanish
- SilberohrsonnenvogelGerman
- Silberohr-SonnenvogelGerman
- arĝentorela leiotrikoEsperanto
- Leiotrix CariblancoSpanish
- Leiótrix cariblancoSpanish
- گوشنقرهایPersian
- hopeakorvatimaliFinnish
- Léiothrix à joues argentFrench
- plamenogrli drozićCroatian
- ezüstfülű napmadárHungarian
- Panca warnaIndonesian
- Mesia telinga-perakIndonesian
- Mesia guanceargentoItalian
- ゴシキソウシチョウJapanese
- mesijaLithuanian
- Burung Rimba Telinga PerakMalay
- चाँदीकाने मिसियाNepali
- ZilveroortimaliaDutch
- sølvøretimalNorwegian
- pekińczyk srebrnouchyPolish
- rouxinol-de-faces-prateadasPortuguese
- Белоухий лиотриксRussian
- mezia striebroslucháSlovak
- Srebrna mesijaSerbian
- silverörad sångtimaliaSwedish
- นกกะรองทองแก้มขาวThai
- Boyalı ÇinbülbülüTurkish
- мезія сріблястощокаUkrainian
- Kim oanh tai bạcVietnamese
- 銀耳相思鳥Chinese
- 银耳相思鸟Chinese
Relatives of the silver-eared mesia
Other species in the same genus Leiothrix.
Red-billed leiothrix
Leiothrix lutea
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the silver-eared mesia?
An adult silver-eared mesia weighs 23 g – 28.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the silver-eared mesia endangered?
The silver-eared mesia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the silver-eared mesia live?
The silver-eared mesia has a recorded lifespan of 5.25 years.
What kind of animal is the silver-eared mesia?
The silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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