Spot-throated babbler
Pellorneum albiventre (Godwin-Austen, 1877)
The spot-throated babbler (Pellorneum albiventre) is a species in the family Pellorneidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 21 g to 21.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the spot-throated babbler
- Weight
- 21 g – 21.5 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 spot-throated babbler live?
Not recorded
What is the spot-throated babbler?
The spot-throated babbler (Pellorneum albiventre) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is found mainly in Eastern Bangladesh, Bhutan, Northeast India, Yunnan, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Is the spot-throated babbler endangered?
The spot-throated 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. What the categories mean.
How is the spot-throated babbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPellorneidae
- genusPellorneum
- SpeciesPellorneum albiventre (Godwin-Austen, 1877)
Synonyms Drymocataphus cinnamomeus, Neornis albiventris, Pollorneum albiventre
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- দাগিগলা ছাতারেBangla
- matinera gorjatacadaCatalan
- matinera de gola pigalladaCatalan
- timálie tečkohrdláCzech
- preblyn brown AsiaWelsh
- Skælstrubet DrosseltimalieDanish
- WeißbaucherdtimalieGerman
- Weißbauch-ErddrosslingGerman
- Weißbauch-ErdtimalieGerman
- makulgorĝa pelorneoEsperanto
- Tordina golipintaSpanish
- nuoliviidakkotimaliFinnish
- Akalat à gorge tachetéeFrench
- Turdinule à gorge tachetéeFrench
- pjegavogrli drozdaljCroatian
- hwamei miniIndonesian
- Garrulo golamacchiataItalian
- チャイロジチメドリJapanese
- taškuotagurklė dirvinė timalijaLithuanian
- WitbuikjungletimaliaDutch
- flekkstrupetimalNorwegian
- dżunglak białobrzuchyPolish
- tordina-de-garganta-malhadaPortuguese
- tordina-de-garganta-pintadaPortuguese
- Белобрюхая земляная тимелияRussian
- Белобрюхая тимелия-говорушкаRussian
- dudroš škvrnitohrdlýSlovak
- prickstrupig timaliaSwedish
- புள்ளித் தொண்டை சிலம்பன்Tamil
- นกจาบดินสีน้ำตาลคอลายThai
- Benek Gerdanlı ArdıçesmeriTurkish
- баблер білочеревийUkrainian
- Chuối tiêu họng đốmVietnamese
- 白腹幽鶥Chinese
- 白腹幽鶥Chinese
- 白腹幽鹛Chinese
Relatives of the spot-throated babbler
Other species in the same genus Pellorneum.

Puff-throated babbler
Pellorneum ruficeps

Mourning babbler
Pellorneum malaccense

Javan black-capped babbler
Pellorneum capistratum

Malayan swamp babbler
Pellorneum rostratum

Ferruginous babbler
Pellorneum bicolor

Brown-capped babbler
Pellorneum fuscocapillus
CompareSpot-throated babbler vs Puff-throated babblerSpot-throated babbler vs Mourning babblerSpot-throated babbler vs Javan black-capped babblerSpot-throated babbler vs Malayan swamp babbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the spot-throated babbler?
An adult spot-throated babbler weighs 21 g – 21.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the spot-throated babbler endangered?
The spot-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 spot-throated babbler?
The spot-throated babbler (Pellorneum albiventre) belongs to the family Pellorneidae 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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