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[[Image:Jungle_Babbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Rajiv Lather <br/> Location:  Karnal, India]]
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Location:  Karnal, India
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Grey brown below, mottled throat and breast, darker upperparts, grey head is grey, yellow bill is yellow.  
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The Jungle Babbler, Turdoides striatus, is an Old World babbler. The Old World babblers are a large family of Old World passerine birds characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in southeast Asia. In the past, the Orange-billed Babbler, Turdoides rufescens, of Sri Lanka was considered to be a race of this babbler, but is now normally given full species status. This species, like most babblers, is not migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight. These birds are grey brown below, with some mottling on the throat and breast. The upperparts are a slightly darker shade. The head is grey, and the bill is yellow. The race T. s. somervillei of Maharastra has an orange tail and dark primary flight feathers.
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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The Jungle Babbler is a resident breeding bird in India and Pakistan.  
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[[India]] and [[Pakistan]].  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Habitat==
 
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The Jungle Babbler's habitat is forest and cultivation. It is quite common in Indian forests.
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Forest and cultivation.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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It builds its nest in a tree, concealed in dense masses of foliage. The normal clutch is two to six deep greenish blue eggs.
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It builds its nest in a tree, hidden in foliage. 2-6 deep greenish blue eggs are laid.
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The Jungle Babbler lives in flocks of seven to ten or more. It is a noisy bird, and the presence of a flock may generally be known at some distance by the harsh mewing calls, continual chattering, squeaking and chirping produced by its members. It feeds mainly on insects, but also eats nectar and berries.
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Diet includes insects, nectar and berries.
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Turdoides+striatus View more images of Jungle Babbler in the gallery]
 
*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Turdoides+striatus View more images of Jungle Babbler in the gallery]
 
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Revision as of 17:55, 4 October 2007

Turdoides striatus
Photo by Rajiv Lather
Location: Karnal, India

Identification

Grey brown below, mottled throat and breast, darker upperparts, grey head is grey, yellow bill is yellow.

Distribution

India and Pakistan.

Taxonomy

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.

External Links

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