Rufous-fronted Babbler

Cyanoderma rufifrons (Hume, 1873)

12 cmLength11 gWeight

This small yellowish-brown bird has a dark reddish-brown crown and paler underparts.

Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand, Malaysia, India

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Yellowish-brown overall, with paler underparts
Dark reddish-brown crown
Grayish-white supercilium and lores
Small, about 12 cm long

Voice

A high-pitched “tuh tuh-tuh-tuh-tuh-tuh”.

Where and when it's recorded

Rufous-fronted Babbler has been recorded at 149 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kaeng Krachan NP – stream crossings 1–3Thailand599 records
Kaeng Krachan NPThailand460 records
Danum Valley Borneo Rainforest LodgeMalaysia417 records

More places

Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand388 records
Kaeng Krachan NP – Panoen Thung (upper elevation) vicinityThailand260 records
Gunung Panti Recreational Forest – Panti Bird Sanctuary and North AreaMalaysia235 records
Kaeng Krachan NP – Ban Krang CampgroundsThailand208 records
Taksin Maharat NP – headquarters vicinityThailand165 records
Danum Valley Field CentreMalaysia163 records
Kaeng Krachan NP – km 27 vicinityThailand156 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Thailand Malaysia India Laos Bangladesh Indonesia China Myanmar (Burma)

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 rufous-fronted babbler (Cyanoderma rufifrons) is a babbler species in the Old World babbler family. It occurs in the Eastern Himalayan foothills, Myanmar, Thailand, northern Indochina and south to the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. The buff-chested babbler is now subsumed into this species.

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Questions

How big is the Rufous-fronted Babbler?

The Rufous-fronted Babbler is about 12 cm long and weighs around 11 g.

Where does the Rufous-fronted Babbler live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: eastern Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand and northern Indochina south to Malay Peninsula Sumatra and Borneo. It is most often recorded in Thailand, Malaysia and India.