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Golden Babbler
Cyanoderma chrysaeum
Golden Babbler (Cyanoderma chrysaeum) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Golden Babbler (Cyanoderma chrysaeum) is a member of the Timaliidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 9 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 chrysaeum
Where it lives
Himalayas of central Nepal to southern China, Vietnam and Sumatra
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Golden Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Golden Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Golden Babbler (Cyanoderma chrysaeum) belongs to the Timaliidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Himalayas of c Nepal to s China, Vietnam and Sumatra.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9 g, with a wing length of about 5.1 cm and a tail of around 4.5 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 1 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Golden Babbler?
The Golden Babbler is a very small bird that weighs around 9 g.
Where does the Golden Babbler live?
The Golden Babbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Himalayas of c Nepal to s China, Vietnam and Sumatra, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Golden Babbler belong to?
The Golden Babbler (Cyanoderma chrysaeum) belongs to the Timaliidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Golden Babbler eat?
The Golden Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Golden Babbler migrate?
The Golden Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Golden 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 Golden Babbler make?
1 real field recording of the Golden 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 Golden Babbler's range?
The Golden Babbler has a mapped global range of about 1 million km².
Conservation
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