Photo: Nicolas Huet / Jean Gabriel Prêtre / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
White-breasted Babbler
Stachyris grammiceps
White-breasted Babbler (Stachyris grammiceps) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The White-breasted Babbler (Stachyris grammiceps) is a member of the Timaliidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 13 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Timaliidae Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
- Genus Stachyris
- Species grammiceps
Quick facts
- Weight
- 13 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The White-breasted Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The White-breasted Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The White-breasted Babbler (Stachyris grammiceps) belongs to the Timaliidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Java.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 13 g, with a wing length of about 5.7 cm and a tail of around 4.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 28,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the White-breasted Babbler?
The White-breasted Babbler is a very small bird that weighs around 13 g.
Where does the White-breasted Babbler live?
The White-breasted Babbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Java, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the White-breasted Babbler belong to?
The White-breasted Babbler (Stachyris grammiceps) belongs to the Timaliidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the White-breasted Babbler eat?
The White-breasted Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the White-breasted Babbler migrate?
The White-breasted Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the White-breasted Babbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the White-breasted Babbler make?
1 real field recording of the White-breasted Babbler — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the White-breasted Babbler's range?
The White-breasted Babbler has a mapped global range of about 28,000 km².
Conservation
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