Species of Thailand
Golden babbler
Cyanoderma chrysaeum
Edward Blyth, 1844
In Thai: นกกินแมลงหัวสีทอง
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.
It has olive-green wings and yellow underparts. Its crown and nape are golden-yellow with narrow stripes. It is 19-12 cm long and weighs 6-10 g.
Stachyris chrysaea was the scientific name proposed by Edward Blyth in 1844 who described an olivaceous babbler with a yellow crown from Nepal.
Since 2016, it is recognised as a Stachyridopsis species.
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Category / Seasonal Status
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Timaliidae
- Genus
- Cyanoderma
- Species
- Cyanoderma chrysaeum
Common names
- Thai: นกกินแมลงหัวสีทอง
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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