Grey-throated Babbler (Stachyris nigriceps)
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Grey-throated Babbler

Stachyris nigriceps Blyth, 1844

≈13 cmLength16 gWeight

It inhabits moist subtropical and tropical lowland and mountain forest.

Busiest months: March · Most records: Malaysia, Thailand, China

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: March · Most records: Malaysia, Thailand, China

Grey-throated Babbler has been recorded at 254 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kinabalu Park – HQ areaMalaysia1,719 records
  2. Bukit FraserMalaysia728 records
  3. Kinabalu Park – Power Station RoadMalaysia575 records
More places
  1. Kinabalu Park – Silau Silau TrailMalaysia283 records
  2. Doi Inthanon NPThailand282 records
  3. Southern slopes of Gng. Kerinci, Jambi, SumatraIndonesia260 records
  4. Taksin Maharat NP – headquarters vicinityThailand252 records
  5. Kinabalu Park – Road to Timpohon Gate RoadMalaysia250 records
  6. Crocker Range NP – Gunung Alab SubstationMalaysia237 records
  7. Dihing Patkai NP – SoraipungIndia236 records

Countries and regions with the most records

MalaysiaThailandChinaVietnamNepalIndiaIndonesiaBhutan

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 grey-throated babbler (Stachyris nigriceps) is a species of passerine bird in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.

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Questions

How big is the Grey-throated Babbler?

The Grey-throated Babbler is about ≈13 cm long and weighs around 16 g.

Where does the Grey-throated Babbler live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas of Nepal to southern China, Vietnam, Sumatra and satellites and Borneo. It is most often recorded in Malaysia, Thailand and China.

When is the best time to see the Grey-throated Babbler?

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

Is the Grey-throated Babbler endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Grey-throated Babbler as Least Concern.

What does the Grey-throated Babbler eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Grey-throated Babbler in?

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

At a glance

Length
≈13 cm
Weight
16 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
58 mm
Tail
50 mm
Bill
17 mm
Tarsus
20 mm

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

Range

Oriental: Himalayas of Nepal to southern China, Vietnam, Sumatra and satellites and Borneo

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 2
  • Stachyris nigriceps coltarti ne India, n Myanmar and sw China
  • Stachyris nigriceps yunnanensis e Myanmar, n Thailand and s China to n, c Indochina

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Stachyris

Other birds in the genus Stachyris

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Grey-throated Babbler

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