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− | + | [[Image:Jungle_Babbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rajiv+Lather|Rajiv Lather}}<br/> Location: Karnal, [[India]]]] | |
− | + | '''Alternative names: Striated Babbler; Deccan Babbler (somvervillei)''' | |
− | [[Image:Jungle_Babbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Rajiv Lather <br/> Location: Karnal, India]] | + | ;[[:Category:Turdoides|Turdoides]] striata |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Grey brown below, mottled throat and breast, darker upperparts, grey head is grey, yellow bill is yellow. | Grey brown below, mottled throat and breast, darker upperparts, grey head is grey, yellow bill is yellow. | ||
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[[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. | [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | Five subspecies usually accepted: | ||
+ | * ''T. s. sindiana'' in Pakistan and northwest India | ||
+ | * ''T. s. striata'' along the Himalayan foothills | ||
+ | * ''T. s. orientalis'' in central and south India | ||
+ | * ''T. s. somervillei'' in coastal western India | ||
+ | * ''T. s. malabarica'' in southwest India from Goa to Kerala | ||
+ | May form a superspecies with [[Orange-billed Babbler]] and has been considered conspecific with it.<br /> | ||
+ | The scientific name was formerly spelled ''Turdoides striat'''us'''''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forest and cultivation. | Forest and cultivation. |
Revision as of 15:22, 27 June 2009
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Alternative names: Striated Babbler; Deccan Babbler (somvervillei)
- Turdoides striata
Identification
Grey brown below, mottled throat and breast, darker upperparts, grey head is grey, yellow bill is yellow.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Five subspecies usually accepted:
- T. s. sindiana in Pakistan and northwest India
- T. s. striata along the Himalayan foothills
- T. s. orientalis in central and south India
- T. s. somervillei in coastal western India
- T. s. malabarica in southwest India from Goa to Kerala
May form a superspecies with Orange-billed Babbler and has been considered conspecific with it.
The scientific name was formerly spelled Turdoides striatus.
Habitat
Forest and cultivation.
Behaviour
It builds its nest in a tree, hidden in foliage. 2-6 deep greenish blue eggs are laid.
Diet includes insects, nectar and berries.