Rufous-capped Babbler

Cyanoderma ruficeps (Blyth, 1847)

Rufous-capped Babbler, Cyanoderma ruficeps, is a babbler in the family Timaliidae and breeds across the Oriental Region from Tibet to south-east Vietnam, including Taiwan. It was described by Blyth in 1847. It is found in temperate forest with thick undergrowth or bamboo. The bird is identified by its pale olive plumage and bright rufous crown and nape. It was first named from a specimen collected in Darjeeling, and the species has also been placed in the genera Stachyris and Stachyridopsis.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Timaliidae — Babblers, Scimitar Babblers

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Tibet to sc Vietnam, Taiwan