Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Previously listed as Turdinus rufipectus (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) but Cai et al. (2019) suggested it might be better placed in the current genus (although this taxon was not sampled in their analysis). Monotypic.
Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2021. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6_Dec21.zip.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
high |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: Population size not estimated, but described as 'fairly common' by Eaton et al. (2021) and its range spans a large area of montane forest across Sumatra.
Trend justification: .
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Rusty-breasted Wren-babbler Gypsophila rufipecta. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/rusty-breasted-wren-babbler-gypsophila-rufipecta 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.