Crested argus

Rheinardia ocellata

The Crested argus (Rheinardia ocellata) is a bird found in Vietnam and Laos. Found in Vietnam and Laos. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Rheinardia ocellata
Region	Asia
Found in	Vietnam and Laos

🏡 Where the Crested argus lives

Found in Vietnam and Laos.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs40%
🍎 Fruit30%
🌿 Leaves & plants20%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 279 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures and fruit.

Hear the Crested argus

Recorded by Kim Chuah Lim (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1137850. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Crested argus

Where does the Crested argus live?

The Crested argus lives in Vietnam and Laos. Found in Vietnam and Laos.

What does the Crested argus eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), fruit (about 30%), leaves and other plant parts (about 20%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Crested argus endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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