How big is a Rusty-crowned Babbler?

The Rusty-crowned Babbler is a tiny sized bird weighing about 15 g.

Where can you see a Rusty-crowned Babbler?

The Rusty-crowned Babbler is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Rusty-crowned Babbler?

The Rusty-crowned Babbler is most easily confused with the Visayan Babbler and the Golden-crowned Babbler.

Is the Rusty-crowned Babbler endangered?

The Rusty-crowned Babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Rusty-crowned Babbler

Sterrhoptilus capitalis

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Rusty-crowned Babbler (Sterrhoptilus capitalis) is a legendary white-eyes, yuhinas, and alli found only in the Philippines, weighing about 15 g. The rusty-crowned babbler is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest15 g

Rusty-crowned Babbler (Sterrhoptilus capitalis), photo 1 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Rusty-crowned Babbler (Sterrhoptilus capitalis), photo 2 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Rusty-crowned Babbler (Sterrhoptilus capitalis), photo 3 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rusty-crowned Babbler (Sterrhoptilus capitalis), photo 4 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rusty-crowned Babbler (Sterrhoptilus capitalis), photo 5 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rusty-crowned Babbler (Sterrhoptilus capitalis), photo 6 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rusty-crowned Babbler (Sterrhoptilus capitalis), photo 7 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rusty-crowned Babbler (Sterrhoptilus capitalis), photo 8 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Rusty-crowned Babbler (Sterrhoptilus capitalis), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rusty-crowned Babbler (Sterrhoptilus capitalis), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Rusty-crowned Babbler

The rusty-crowned babbler is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is native to the southern Philippines on the islands of Mindanao and Dinagat Islands and Basilan. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest.

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Where it lives

Philippines

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, August, December, with peak activity in March. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Rusty-crowned Babbler look like?: The rusty-crowned babbler is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae.
How big is a Rusty-crowned Babbler?: The Rusty-crowned Babbler is a tiny sized bird weighing about 15 g.
Where can you see a Rusty-crowned Babbler?: The Rusty-crowned Babbler is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Rusty-crowned Babbler?: The Rusty-crowned Babbler is most easily confused with the Visayan Babbler and the Golden-crowned Babbler.
Is the Rusty-crowned Babbler endangered?: The Rusty-crowned Babbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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