Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Previously placed in Turdoides (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) but moved to current genus following Cai et al. (2019). Two subspecies recognized.
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 |
does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be locally common (Grewal et al. 2002). 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 distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/yellow-billed-babbler-argya-affinis 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.