Yellow-eyed Babbler
Photo: Shantanu Kuveskar · CC BY-SA 4.0

Parrotbills and Allies

Yellow-eyed Babbler

Chrysomma sinense

LCLeast Concern
Family
Parrotbills and Allies (Paradoxornithidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense) is a passerine bird native to South and Southeast Asia. It inhabits shrubland, grassland and wetland habitats. On the IUCN Red List, it is listed as Least Concern because of its wide distribution and stable population.
Its common name refers to the traditional placement in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae although the genus Chrysomma forms a clade along with the parrotbills within the family Paradoxornithidae.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.