Rufous-tailed Babbler

It is endemic to China.

The Rufous-tailed Babbler is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Rufous-tailed Babbler (Chrysomma poecilotis) is a bird species in the family Sylviidae. It was formerly included with the Old World babblers (Timaliidae), but is actually very closely related to the typical warblers (Sylvia). It is endemic to China. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Chrysomma poecilotis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. * Collar, N. J. More

Rufous-tailed Babbler Chrysomma poecilotis Rufous-tailed Babbler Photographer : More

The Rufous-tailed Babbler (Chrysomma poecilotis) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Chrysomma. It is endemic to China. Source * BirdLife International 2004. Chrysomma poecilotis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. More

Rufous-tailed Babbler Chrysomma poecilotis = Described by: Verreaux, J. (1870) Alternate common name(s): Chestnut-tailed Babbler, Rufous-crowned Babbler, Chinese Babbler Old scientific name(s): Moupinia poecilotis Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range Cw. China; Ne. Szechwan s. to n. Yunnan. More

Rufous-tailed Babbler Chrysomma poecilotis Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans Crimson-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius On the way down Jemi and I followed the pony trail in vain hope of a pheasant and JEB followed the slightly more open lower pathway, encountering some decent mixed flocks. More

Rufous-tailed Babbler at Khandalla, I cannot tell the level precisely, but it cannot have been far from 2000 feet above the sea. It was at the end of May or the very beginning of June. The nest was in a small spreading tree in level, open forest country. The situation was just such a one as A. malcolmi generally chooses - the end of a horizontal branch with no other branches underneath it; but it was not so high as those of A. More

* Rufous-tailed Babbler, Chrysomma poecilotis : It is monotypic (one single species) within the genus Chrysomma. It is endemic to China. More

Rufous-tailed Babbler/ Moupinia was in the scrub beyond and it is possible to continue over the ridge to explore the other side of the mountain, away from the madding crowds. Longquan village is only a few km away and a good place to observe traditional Naxi way of life. If you cross the bridge over the stream, continue to the T and turn left, you should eventually find a track into the hills. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Timaliidae
Genus : Chrysomma
Species : poecilotis
Authority : (Verreaux, 1870)