Rufous-capped Babbler
A species of Stachyridopsis Scientific name : Cyanoderma ruficeps Genus : Stachyridopsis
Rufous-capped Babbler, A species of Stachyridopsis
Botanical name: Cyanoderma ruficeps
Genus: Stachyridopsis
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Description
The rufous-capped babbler (Cyanoderma ruficeps) is a babbler species in the family Timaliidae. It occurs from the Eastern Himalayas to northern Thailand, Laos, eastern China to Vietnam and Taiwan. It inhabits foremost temperate forest and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is pale olive with a bright rufous crown and nape, is 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 7–12 g (0.25–0.42 oz). Stachyris ruficeps was the scientific name proposed by Edward Blyth in 1847 for an olive-coloured babbler with a ferruginous crown and a white throat collected in Darjeeling. It was later placed in the genus Stachyridopsis.
Size
12 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Photo By Arnab Pal
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Old world babblers Genus
Stachyridopsis Species
Rufous-capped Babbler