Black-chinned Babbler (Cyanoderma pyrrhops)
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Black-chinned Babbler

Cyanoderma pyrrhops (Blyth, 1844)

10 cmLength9.6 gWeight

This small biscuit-colored bird has a black chin and lores and a pale yellowish-gray crown.

Busiest months: February · Most records: India, Nepal, Pakistan

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Black chin and lores
  2. Pale yellowish-gray crown
  3. Biscuit-colored body

Where and when it's recorded

Black-chinned Babbler has been recorded at 52 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Wildlife Institute of IndiaIndia1,968 records
  2. SattalIndia760 records
  3. Forest Research Institute (FRI), New Forest CampusIndia711 records
More places
  1. Wildlife Institute of India (WII) – Nature Trail & LakeIndia636 records
  2. Mt. Phulchowki - Lowest Few Miles of RoadNepal224 records
  3. Corbett NP – DhikalaIndia187 records
  4. Munsyari – Bheema WodeyarIndia175 records
  5. PangotIndia154 records
  6. Sim to Bosan AreaNepal138 records
  7. Mt. PhulchowkiNepal130 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaNepalPakistanChina

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The black-chinned babbler (Cyanoderma pyrrhops) is a babbler species in the family Timaliidae. It occurs in the foothills of the Himalayas from the Murree Hills in Pakistan to eastern Nepal. It inhabits subtropical and temperate forest at 245–2,750 m (804–9,022 ft) altitudes.

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Questions

How big is the Black-chinned Babbler?

The Black-chinned Babbler is about 10 cm long and weighs around 9.6 g.

Where does the Black-chinned Babbler live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas. It is most often recorded in India, Nepal and Pakistan.

When is the best time to see the Black-chinned Babbler?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Black-chinned Babbler endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-chinned Babbler as Least Concern.

What does the Black-chinned Babbler eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Black-chinned Babbler in?

It belongs to the family Babblers, Scimitar Babblers (Timaliidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
10 cm
Weight
9.6 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
52 mm
Tail
52 mm
Bill
14 mm
Tarsus
19 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Himalayas

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Cyanoderma

Other birds in the genus Cyanoderma

Golden BabblerGolden BabblerCyanoderma chrysaeumChestnut-winged BabblerChestnut-winged BabblerCyanoderma erythropterumBicolored BabblerBicolored BabblerCyanoderma bicolorCrescent-chested BabblerCrescent-chested BabblerCyanoderma melanothoraxRufous-capped BabblerRufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficepsRufous-fronted BabblerRufous-fronted BabblerCyanoderma rufifronsChestnut-capped BabblerChestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileataTawny-bellied BabblerTawny-bellied BabblerDumetia hyperythraDark-fronted BabblerDark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsGrey-faced Tit-BabblerGrey-faced Tit-BabblerMixornis kelleyi
Black-chinned Babbler

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