Photo: Nicolas Huet / Jean Gabriel Prêtre / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Crescent-chested Babbler
Cyanoderma melanothorax
Crescent-chested Babbler (Cyanoderma melanothorax) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Crescent-chested Babbler (Cyanoderma melanothorax) is a member of the Timaliidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 16 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 melanothorax
Quick facts
- Weight
- 16 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Crescent-chested Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Crescent-chested Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Crescent-chested Babbler (Cyanoderma melanothorax) is a member of the Timaliidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Java and Bali.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 16 g, with a wing length of about 5.4 cm and a tail of around 5.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 63,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Crescent-chested Babbler?
The Crescent-chested Babbler is a small bird that weighs around 16 g.
Where does the Crescent-chested Babbler live?
The Crescent-chested Babbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Java and Bali, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Crescent-chested Babbler belong to?
The Crescent-chested Babbler (Cyanoderma melanothorax) belongs to the Timaliidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Crescent-chested Babbler eat?
The Crescent-chested Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Crescent-chested Babbler migrate?
The Crescent-chested Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Crescent-chested 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 Crescent-chested Babbler make?
1 real field recording of the Crescent-chested 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 Crescent-chested Babbler's range?
The Crescent-chested Babbler has a mapped global range of about 63,000 km².
Conservation
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