Rufous-capped Babbler

Cyanoderma ruficeps

Least Concern

The Rufous-capped Babbler is a tree-babbler, scimitar-babbler, or related understorey bird of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and Southeast Asian mountain forests. 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

Rufous-capped Babbler Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and Southeast Asian mountain forests

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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