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Bicolored Babbler
Cyanoderma bicolor
Bicolored Babbler (Cyanoderma bicolor) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Bicolored Babbler (Cyanoderma bicolor) is a member of the Timaliidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 12.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Timaliidae Babblers, Scimitar Babblers
- Genus Cyanoderma
- Species bicolor
Quick facts
- Weight
- 12.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Bicolored 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 Bicolored Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Bicolored Babbler (Cyanoderma bicolor) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Borneo.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 12.6 g, with a wing length of about 6 cm and a tail of around 4.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 707,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Bicolored Babbler?
The Bicolored Babbler is a very small bird that weighs around 12.6 g.
Where does the Bicolored Babbler live?
The Bicolored Babbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Borneo, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Bicolored Babbler belong to?
The Bicolored Babbler (Cyanoderma bicolor) belongs to the Timaliidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Bicolored Babbler eat?
The Bicolored Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Bicolored Babbler migrate?
The Bicolored Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Bicolored Babbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Bicolored Babbler make?
1 real field recording of the Bicolored Babbler — including its alarm call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Bicolored Babbler's range?
The Bicolored Babbler has a mapped global range of about 707,000 km².
Conservation
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