Taxonomic note
Argya fulva (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Turdoides fulva.
Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2024 | Least Concern | |
2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type | Average mass | 61 g |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 10,800,000 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | unknown | - | - | - |
Population trend | stable | - | suspected | - |
Generation length | 5.11 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as frequent, although rare in Senegal (del Hoyo et al. 2007). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any current declines or substantial threats.
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any current declines or substantial threats.
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Algeria | extant | native | yes | |||
Chad | extant | native | yes | |||
Egypt | extant | native | yes | |||
Eritrea | extant | native | yes | |||
Ethiopia | extant | native | yes | |||
Libya | extant | native | yes | |||
Mali | extant | native | yes | |||
Mauritania | extant | native | yes | |||
Morocco | extant | native | yes | |||
Niger | extant | native | yes | |||
Nigeria | extant | native | yes | |||
Senegal | extant | native | yes | |||
Sudan | extant | native | yes | |||
Tunisia | extant | native | yes | |||
Western Sahara | extant | native |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Algeria | Béni Abbès |
Algeria | Djebel Aissa |
Algeria | Parc National de l'Ahaggar |
Algeria | Parc National du Tassili N'Ajjer |
Chad | Fada Archei |
Chad | Ouadi Rimé - Ouadi Achim |
Chad | Tibesti massif |
Egypt | Gebel Elba |
Eritrea | Massawa coast |
Libya | Nefhusa |
Mali | Ag Oua - Ag Arbech |
Mauritania | Arâguîb el Jahfa |
Mauritania | Chegga |
Mauritania | El Ghallâouîya |
Mauritania | El Mréiti |
Mauritania | Ibi (Graret el Frass) |
Mauritania | Kediet ej Jill |
Mauritania | Tamreïkat |
Mauritania | Tinigart |
Mauritania | Wad Initi |
Mauritania | Wagchogda |
Morocco | Jbel Krouz |
Morocco | Merzouga/Tamezguidat |
Morocco | Msseyed |
Morocco | Oued Mird |
Niger | NNR Aïr - Ténéré |
Niger | Termit Mountains |
Sudan | Khor Arba'at |
Sudan | Mukawwar island and Dunganab bay |
Sudan | Um Badr lake |
Sudan | Wadi Halfa |
Tunisia | Bouhedma |
Tunisia | Plaines de Kairouan |
Tunisia | Sebkhet Ennoual |
Tunisia | Sebkhet Sidi Mansour |
Tunisia | Sidi Toui |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Desert | Hot | suitable | resident |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | major | resident |
Altitude | 0 - 1200 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/fulvous-babbler-argya-fulva on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.