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Rufous-capped Babbler

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Cyanoderma ruficeps

Basic stats

Range

Eastern Himalayas to northern Thailand, Laos, eastern China to Vietnam and Taiwan

Size

12cm

Weight

7–12g

The rufous-capped babbler is a babbler of the family Timaliidae, occurring from the Eastern Himalayas to northern Thailand, Laos, eastern China to Vietnam and Taiwan. It is pale olive with a bright rufous crown and nape, 12cm long and weighing 7 to 12g (Wikipedia, general species account).

Edward Blyth proposed the name Stachyris ruficeps in 1847 for an olive-coloured babbler with a ferruginous crown and white throat collected in Darjeeling; it was later placed in the genus Stachyridopsis. The source read gives no habitat, diet or breeding information, and does not name Bhutan, so none is stated.

Quick answers

Where is the Rufous-capped Babbler found?
Eastern Himalayas to northern Thailand, Laos, eastern China to Vietnam and Taiwan
How big is the Rufous-capped Babbler?
12cm
How much does the Rufous-capped Babbler weigh?
7–12g
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