Sumatran babbler
Pellorneum buettikoferi (Vorderman, 1892)
The sumatran babbler (Pellorneum buettikoferi) is a species in the family Pellorneidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 17.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the sumatran babbler
- Weight
- 17.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sumatran babbler live?
Not recorded
What is the sumatran babbler?
The Sumatran babbler (Pellorneum buettikoferi) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae.
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Is the sumatran babbler endangered?
The sumatran babbler is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the sumatran babbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPellorneidae
- genusPellorneum
- SpeciesPellorneum buettikoferi (Vorderman, 1892)
Synonyms Pellorneum pyrrogenys buettikoferi, Pellorneum tickelli buettikoferi, Trichastoma buettikoferi, Trichastoma tickelli buettikoferi, Trichostoma buettikoferi, Trichostoma büttikoferi
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- matinera de SumatraCatalan
- Sumatra DrosseltimalieDanish
- Sumatra-ErdtimalieGerman
- SumatraerddrosslingGerman
- SumatramausdrosslingGerman
- sumatra pelorneoEsperanto
- Tordina de SumatraSpanish
- sumatranviidakkotimaliFinnish
- Akalat de SumatraFrench
- Turdinule de SumatraFrench
- sumatranski drozdaljCroatian
- Pelanduk buttikoferIndonesian
- Garrulo pettofulvoItalian
- スマトラムジチメドリJapanese
- sumatrinė dirvinė timalijaLithuanian
- Büttikofers JungletimaliaDutch
- sumatratimalNorwegian
- dżunglak sumatrzańskiPolish
- tordina-de-samartaPortuguese
- tordina-de-samatraPortuguese
- tordina-de-sumatraPortuguese
- Суматранская мышиная тимелияRussian
- Суматранская тимелия-говорушкаRussian
- dudroš džungľovýSlovak
- Sumatranska brbljušaSerbian
- sumatratimaliaSwedish
- Sumatra ArdıçesmeriTurkish
- баблер суматранськийUkrainian
- 苏门答腊幽鹛Chinese
- 蘇門答臘幽鶥Chinese
- 蘇門答臘幽鶥Chinese
Relatives of the sumatran 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
Spot-throated babbler
Pellorneum albiventre
Ferruginous babbler
Pellorneum bicolor
CompareSumatran babbler vs Puff-throated babblerSumatran babbler vs Mourning babblerSumatran babbler vs Javan black-capped babblerSumatran babbler vs Malayan swamp babbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sumatran babbler?
An adult sumatran babbler weighs 17.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sumatran babbler endangered?
The sumatran babbler is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the sumatran babbler?
The sumatran babbler (Pellorneum buettikoferi) 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.
- 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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