Rufous-capped Babbler
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies

Rufous-capped Babbler

Cyanoderma ruficeps

LCLeast Concern
Family
Tree Babblers, Scimitar Babblers, and Allies (Timaliidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The rufous-capped babbler (Cyanoderma ruficeps) is a babbler species in the family Timaliidae. It occurs from the Eastern Himalayas to northern Thailand, Laos, eastern China to Vietnam and Taiwan. It inhabits temperate forest with dense bushes or bamboo and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
It is pale olive with a bright rufous crown and nape, measures 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 7–12 g (0.25–0.42 oz).

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Last updated September 29, 2026.