Black-chinned Babbler vs Black Babbler

Cyanoderma pyrrhops compared with Melanocichla lugubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Black-chinned Babbler Black Babbler
Scientific Name Cyanoderma pyrrhops Melanocichla lugubris
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Timaliidae Timaliidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 10.5 cm (4.1 in)
Weight 9.8 g (0.35 oz) 87.45 g (3.08 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 3-4 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Black-chinned Babbler only

None

Black Babbler only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Black-chinned Babbler

Least Concern

Black Babbler

About These Birds

Black-chinned Babbler

The Black-chinned Babbler is a small babbler of South Asian hill forests, with a distinctive rufous crown and face, black chin, and olive-brown upperparts. It ranges in the foothills and lower mountains of the Himalayas from Pakistan east through Nepal and India to Myanmar, inhabiting dense undergrowth in subtropical and lower montane forests. It feeds on insects and berries.

Black Babbler

The Black Babbler is a large, entirely dark babbler of the rainforest understory in West and Central Africa. It has entirely glossy black plumage and forages in small noisy groups on the forest floor and in dense undergrowth, feeding on insects, seeds, and small fruits. It is more often heard than seen.

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