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The Common iora (Aegithina tiphia) is a bird found in India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Gardens, scrubby woods and parks across South and Southeast Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Common iora lives

Gardens, scrubby woods and parks across South and Southeast Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Common iora

Recorded by Tim Dinh / Annambirding (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1155908. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Common iora

Where does the Common iora live?

The Common iora lives in India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Gardens, scrubby woods and parks across South and Southeast Asia.

What does the Common iora eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Common iora endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Asia

• Sulu hornbill
• Forest owlet
• Baer's pochard
• Red-vented cockatoo
• Salmon-crested cockatoo
• Black-hooded coucal

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.