Scientific Name: Cyanoderma erythropterum
Malay Name: Kekicau-Kantan Kelip
Chinese Name: 红翅穗鹛
Range: Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to SumatraTaxonomy:
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: erythropterum, pyrrhophaeum, fulviventre.
Local Subspecies: erythropterum
Size: 12.5-13.5 cm
Identification: Adult has chestnut brown crown, mantle, wings and tail, greyish head-sides/breast and blue orbital skin. Juvenile resembles adult but has paler plumage and duller orbital skin.
Similar looking species: Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
Habitat: Forest
Behaviour/Ecology: Forages in small groups, methodically foliage-gleaning in the middle and lower storey.
Local Status: Rare resident
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2017)
Location: Central Catchment Forest.
- Bird List Revision for August 2020 (Revisions)
- Local extinctions of Singapore birds (Science)
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Chestnut-winged Babbler)
References:
BirdLife International. (2017). Cyanoderma erythropterum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103895665A118851945.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
Wells, D. R. (1999). The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (Vol. 1). Academic Press, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Chestnut-winged Babbler. Retrieved on October 30, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/chestnut-winged-babbler.