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Yellow-billed babbler

Argya affinis (Jerdon, 1845)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The yellow-billed babbler (Argya affinis) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 63.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Yellow-billed babbler (Argya affinis)
Photo: Vimal Rajyaguru · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the yellow-billed babbler

Weight
63.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
15.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the yellow-billed babbler live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow-billed babbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow-billed babbler (Argya affinis) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae endemic to southern India and Sri Lanka. The yellow-billed babbler is a common resident breeding bird in Sri Lanka and southern India. Its habitat is scrub, cultivation and garden land. This species, like most babblers, is not migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight and is usually seen calling and foraging in groups. It is often mistaken for the jungle babbler, whose range overlaps in parts of southern India, although it has a distinctive call and tends to be found in more vegetated habitats. Its name is also confused with Turdoides leucocephala, which is also known as white-headed babbler.

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-billed babbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-billed_babbler&oldid=1350819285), 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 yellow-billed babbler endangered?

The yellow-billed babbler 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. What the categories mean.

How is the yellow-billed babbler classified?

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

Synonyms Malacocircus affinis, Turdoides affinis

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • tordenc de bec grocCatalan
  • timálie žlutozobáCzech
  • preblyn penwynWelsh
  • Lyshovedet LarmdrosselDanish
  • GelbschnabeldrosslingGerman
  • Gelbschnabel-DrosselhäherlingGerman
  • Gelbschnabel-SchwatzhäherlingGerman
  • flavbeka leiotrikoEsperanto
  • Turdoide piquigualdoSpanish
  • لیکویی نوکزردPersian
  • valkopäätimaliFinnish
  • Cratérope affinFrench
  • पीली-चोंच वाला बैबलरHindi
  • južnoindijski drozdaljCroatian
  • Garrulo beccogialloItalian
  • Garrulo testabiancaItalian
  • キバシヤブチメドリJapanese
  • ಹಳದಿ ಕೊಕ್ಕಿನ ಹರಟೆಮಲ್ಲ ಪಕ್ಷಿKannada
  • geltonsnapė strazdinė timalijaLithuanian
  • പുത്താങ്കീരിMalayalam
  • പൂത്താങ്കീരിMalayalam
  • GeelsnavelbabbelaarDutch
  • gulnebbskriketrostNorwegian
  • tymal żółtodziobyPolish
  • dżunglotymal żółtodziobyPolish
  • tymalczyk żółtodziobyPolish
  • zaragateiro-de-bico-amareloPortuguese
  • Желтоклювая дроздовкаRussian
  • Желтоклювая дроздовая тимелияRussian
  • Желтоклювая дроздовидная тимелияRussian
  • දෙමලිච්චාSinhala
  • timáliovec žltozobýSlovak
  • Beloglava prašumska brbljušaSerbian
  • ljushuvad skriktrastSwedish
  • பன்றிக்குருவிTamil
  • தவிட்டுக் குருவிTamil
  • Sarı Gagalı YedikardeşTurkish
  • кратеропа жовтодзьобаUkrainian
  • 印度白头鸫鹛Chinese
  • 印度白頭鶇鶥Chinese
  • 印度白頭鶇鶥Chinese

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Relatives of the yellow-billed babbler

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 yellow-billed babbler?

An adult yellow-billed babbler weighs 63.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow-billed babbler endangered?

The yellow-billed 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 yellow-billed babbler?

The yellow-billed babbler (Argya affinis) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{yellow_billed_babbler_2026,
  title = {Yellow-billed babbler (Argya affinis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-billed-babbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}