White-throated babbler
Argya gularis (Blyth, 1855)
The white-throated babbler (Argya gularis) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 45.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the white-throated babbler
- Weight
- 45.5 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
- 3.9src 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 white-throated babbler live?
Not recorded
What is the white-throated babbler?
The white-throated babbler (Argya gularis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
It is endemic to Myanmar.
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.
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Is the white-throated babbler endangered?
The white-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 white-throated babbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLeiothrichidae
- genusArgya
- SpeciesArgya gularis (Blyth, 1855)
Synonyms Chatarrhaea gularis, Turdoides gularis
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- tordenc golablancCatalan
- timálie suchomilnáCzech
- preblyn gyddfwynWelsh
- Hvidstrubet LarmdrosselDanish
- WeißkehldrosslingGerman
- BurmadrosselhäherlingGerman
- BurmaelsterhäherlingGerman
- blankagorĝa leiotrikoEsperanto
- Turdoide gorjiblancoSpanish
- burmanpensastimaliFinnish
- Cratérope à gorge blancheFrench
- burmanski drozdaljCroatian
- Garrulo golabiancaItalian
- ビルマヤブチメドリJapanese
- baltagurklė strazdinė timalijaLithuanian
- WitkeelbabbelaarDutch
- hvitstrupeskriketrostNorwegian
- tymal białogardłyPolish
- dżunglotymal białogardłyPolish
- tymalczyk białogardłyPolish
- zaragateiro-de-papo-brancoPortuguese
- zaragateiro-de-garganta-brancaPortuguese
- Белогорлая дроздовкаRussian
- Белогорлая дроздовая тимелияRussian
- timáliovec červenkavýSlovak
- vitstrupig skriktrastSwedish
- Ak Gerdanlı YedikardeşTurkish
- кратеропа біловолаUkrainian
- 白喉鶇鶥Chinese
- 白喉鶇鶥Chinese
- 白喉鸫鹛Chinese
Relatives of the white-throated 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
CompareWhite-throated babbler vs Jungle babblerWhite-throated babbler vs Yellow-billed babblerWhite-throated babbler vs Fulvous babblerWhite-throated babbler vs Large grey babbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-throated babbler?
An adult white-throated babbler weighs 45.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-throated babbler endangered?
The white-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 white-throated babbler?
The white-throated babbler (Argya gularis) 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
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