Dark-fronted Babbler

Dumetia atriceps

Least Concern

The Dark-fronted Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of South and Southeast Asian forest undergrowth and bamboo scrub. It works through dense vegetation in pairs or small groups, using its bill to pick insects, spiders, seeds, and small fruits from leaf litter, bamboo, and tangled branches.

Family

Timaliidae

Group

Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies

Range

Dark-fronted Babbler Range — Resident or seasonal range in South and Southeast Asian forest undergrowth and bamboo scrub

Population

≈ 500K–5M

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