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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.
