Rufous Babbler (Argya subrufa) - BirdLife species factsheet

Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Argya subrufa (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Turdoides subrufa.

Taxonomic source(s)
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.
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
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

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	270,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	8.8 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as rare in the north of its range and fairly common in Kerala and western Tamil Nadu (del Hoyo et al. 2007).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any current declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
India	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
India	Achankovil Forest Division
India	Amarambalam Reserved Forest - Nilambur
India	Amboli-Tilari Reserve Forest
India	Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Bhimgad Forests
India	Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Camel’s Hump Mountains
India	Chandoli National Park
India	Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Eravikulam National Park
India	Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
India	INS - Shivaji and adjoining areas, Lonavla
India	Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
India	Kemmangundi and Bababudan Hills
India	Kemphole Reserve Forest
India	Kudremukh National Park
India	Kulahupuzha Reserved Forest
India	Malayattur Reserve Forest
India	Mankulam Forest Division
India	Megamalai Mountains
India	Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary and area
India	Mudumalai National Park
India	Muthikulam-Siruvani Reserve Forest
India	Muthukuzhi
India	Nelliyampathy (Nemmara Division)
India	Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Peechi - Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Poomparai and Kukkal
India	Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Silent Valley National Park
India	Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Thattekkad Wildlife Sanctuary
India	Vazhachal Forest Division
India	Wynaad Wildlife Sanctuary

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Altitude	825 - 1220 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rufous-babbler-argya-subrufa on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.