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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turdoides]] [[Category:Argya]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turdoides]] [[Category:Argya]] | ||
Revision as of 00:03, 28 March 2018
Alternative Name: Fulvous Chatterer
- Turdoides fulva
Identification
25 cm (9¾ in); A medium-sized, featureless Turdoides-babbler
- Sandy-brown plumage
- Whitish throat
- Blackish bill
- Long, graduated tail
Distribution
Northern Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, Senegambia, Mali, Niger, Chad
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti
Taxonomy
The scientific name has been spelled Turdoides fulvus in the past.
This species is sometimes placed in genus Argya.
Subspecies
Four subspecies usually accepted[1]:
- T. f. maroccana (billypayni):
- T. f. fulva:
- T. f. buchanani:
- T. f. acaciae:
Habitat
Desert scrub, thorny thickets, dry grassland with bushes, tree clumps in barren arid land, dry riverbeds.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on invertebrates, seeds, grain and berries.
Forages mainly on the ground, probing with its bill at earth or in vegetation. Usually seen in small groups of 4 to 5 birds, sometimes more. May become tame if provisioned with food in desert camps.
Breeding
Breeding season differs through range, mostly between March and August. Breeding pairs may have one or two helpers. The nest is a loose deep cup of thin twigs and dry grass. It's placed in a thorn bush, brushwood or palm crown. Lays 4 -5 eggs.
Movements
Resident species with some short-distance movement related to rains.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Fulvous Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fulvous_Babbler
