The chestnut-winged babbler (Cyanoderma erythropterum) is a babbler species in the family Timaliidae. It occurs in the Malay Peninsula from southern Thailand to Singapore, and in Sumatra. It inhabits forests and shrublands up to an elevation of . It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

It is chestnut-brown with a greyish face and underparts, and is long. It feeds on small Coleoptera beetles, Phasmida insects, ants, and Hemiptera bugs.

Chestnut-winged babbler

Timalia erythroptera was the scientific name proposed by Edward Blyth in 1842 for an olive-brown babbler from Nepal. It was later placed in the genus Stachyris, but since 2020 is recognised as a Cyanoderma species. The grey-hooded babbler (C. bicolor) of Borneo was formerly considered conspecific.

Chestnut-winged babbler

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Birds of the Malay Peninsula

Birds of Sumatra

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