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==Identification== | ==Identification== |
Revision as of 21:24, 28 August 2018
- Turdoides squamiceps
Identification
26-29 cm
- Grey-brown above, with dark streaks on the back
- Paler below
- Whitish throat
- Long curved bill
- Long tail
- Rounded wings
- Strong legs and feet
Distribution
Africa, Middle East
Northern Africa: Egypt
Middle East: Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- T. s. squamiceps:
- Arabian Peninsula (Dead Sea depression to south-western Saudi Arabia)
- T. s. yemensis:
- T. s. muscatensis:
- Arabian coast of Gulf of Oman
This species is sometimes placed in genus Argya.
Habitat
Acacia Desert, scrubland and savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects, small vertebrates, leaves, berries and seeds.
Breeding
It builds a large cup shaped nest from grass, twigs and other plant material. Three to five turquoise eggs are laid which are incubated for 13 to 14 days; the young birds fledge after about 14 days.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Arabian Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Arabian_Babbler