Golden babbler

The golden babbler (Cyanoderma chrysaeum) is a babbler species in the family Timaliidae. It occurs from the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia and inhabits subtropical lowland and montane forests. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List because of its wide distribution.[1]

Golden babbler
near Tingtibi, Bhutan.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Cyanoderma
Species:
C. chrysaeum
Binomial name
Cyanoderma chrysaeum
(Blyth, 1844)

It has olive-green wings and yellow underparts. Its crown and nape are golden-yellow with narrow stripes. It is 19–12 cm (7.5–4.7 in) long and weighs 6–10 g (0.21–0.35 oz).[2]

Stachyris chrysaea was the scientific name proposed by Edward Blyth in 1844 who described an olivaceous babbler with a yellow crown from Nepal.[3] Since 2016, it is recognised as a Cyanoderma species.[4][2]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Cyanoderma chrysaeum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22716193A94484067. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716193A94484067.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Collar, N. J.; Robson, C. (2016). "Golden Babbler (Cyanoderma chrysaeum)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D. A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2: Passerines. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
  3. Blyth, E. (1844). "Appendix for Mr. Blyth's report for December Meeting 1842". The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 13 (149): 361–395.
  4. Moyle, R. G.; Andersen, M. J.; Oliveros, C. H.; Steinheimer, F. D.; Reddy, S. (2012). "Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Core Babblers (Aves: Timaliidae)". Systematic Biology. 61 (4): 631–651. doi:10.1093/sysbio/sys027. PMID 22328569.


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