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Grey-headed Babbler
Stachyris poliocephala
Grey-headed Babbler (Stachyris poliocephala) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Grey-headed Babbler (Stachyris poliocephala) is a member of the Timaliidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 23.3 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 Stachyris
- Species poliocephala
Quick facts
- Weight
- 23.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Grey-headed 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 Grey-headed Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Grey-headed Babbler (Stachyris poliocephala) belongs to the Timaliidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 23.3 g, with a wing length of about 6.9 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 715,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Grey-headed Babbler?
The Grey-headed Babbler is a small bird that weighs around 23.3 g.
Where does the Grey-headed Babbler live?
The Grey-headed Babbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Grey-headed Babbler belong to?
The Grey-headed Babbler (Stachyris poliocephala) belongs to the Timaliidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Grey-headed Babbler eat?
The Grey-headed Babbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Grey-headed Babbler migrate?
The Grey-headed Babbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Grey-headed 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 Grey-headed Babbler make?
1 real field recording of the Grey-headed Babbler can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Grey-headed Babbler's range?
The Grey-headed Babbler has a mapped global range of about 715,000 km².
Conservation
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