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'''Alternative names: Striated Babbler; Deccan Babbler (''somervillei'')''' | '''Alternative names: Striated Babbler; Deccan Babbler (''somervillei'')''' | ||
− | [[Image:jungle_babbler_alok_3.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dwarahat, Dist. Almora, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], October | + | [[Image:jungle_babbler_alok_3.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dwarahat, Dist. Almora, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], 17 October 2016]] |
;[[:Category:Argya|Argys]] striata | ;[[:Category:Argya|Argys]] striata | ||
'' Turdoides striata'' | '' Turdoides striata'' | ||
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Common in most of its range. | Common in most of its range. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | [[Image:jungle_babbler_alok_2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''T. s. somervillei''<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Bhimashankar WLS, Western Ghats, Dist. Pune, Maharashtra, [[India]], January | + | [[Image:jungle_babbler_alok_2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''T. s. somervillei''<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Bhimashankar WLS, Western Ghats, Dist. Pune, Maharashtra, [[India]], 24 January 2016]] |
This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup> consisting of 5 subspecies.<br /> | This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup> consisting of 5 subspecies.<br /> | ||
May form a superspecies with [[Orange-billed Babbler]] and has been considered conspecific with it.<br /> | May form a superspecies with [[Orange-billed Babbler]] and has been considered conspecific with it.<br /> | ||
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Gregarious and often in big groups of 6 to 12 birds or in mixed-species flocks, sometimes mixing with [[Yellow-billed Babbler]]. Usually foraging on the ground. | Gregarious and often in big groups of 6 to 12 birds or in mixed-species flocks, sometimes mixing with [[Yellow-billed Babbler]]. Usually foraging on the ground. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
− | [[Image:jungle_babbler_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Allopreening behavior<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], April | + | [[Image:jungle_babbler_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Allopreening behavior<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], 9 April 2015]] |
Breeding season all year, peak time from February to October. The nest is a loose, deep or shallow cup, made of grasses. It's placed in a bush, hedge or in a small tree. 3-7 deep greenish blue eggs are laid.<br /> | Breeding season all year, peak time from February to October. The nest is a loose, deep or shallow cup, made of grasses. It's placed in a bush, hedge or in a small tree. 3-7 deep greenish blue eggs are laid.<br /> | ||
Resident species. | Resident species. | ||
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Call given by two individuals from a tree-perch. | Call given by two individuals from a tree-perch. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | [[Image:Jungle Babbler2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subpecies ''T. s. orientalis'' juvenile with adult<br />Photo © by {{user|drkishore|drkishore}}<br />Uppalapadu, Guntur District, [[India]], September 2013]] | + | [[Image:Jungle Babbler2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subpecies ''T. s. orientalis'' juvenile with adult<br />Photo © by {{user|drkishore|drkishore}}<br />Uppalapadu, Guntur District, [[India]], 25 September 2013]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:44, 23 April 2024
Alternative names: Striated Babbler; Deccan Babbler (somervillei)
- Argys striata
Turdoides striata
Identification
25cm (9¾ in). The most widespread Turdoides-babbler of the Indian Subcontinent.
- Drab grey plumage
- Yellow bill
- Pale lores
- Pale yellowish eyes
Other plumage markings are variable and diffuse.
Juveniles are browner-tinged overall.
Similar species
Yellow-billed Babbler has pale bluish eyes and pale panel on wing. All other Turdoides-babblers of the region don't have a yellow bill and most of them are much more streaked.
Distribution
India, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan.
Common in most of its range.
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[3] consisting of 5 subspecies.
May form a superspecies with Orange-billed Babbler and has been considered conspecific with it.
The scientific name was formerly spelled Turdoides striatus.
Subspecies
- A. s. sindiana':
- A. s. striata:
- A. s. orientalis:
- Central and southern India
- A. s. malabarica:
- Southwest India from Goa to Kerala
- A. s. somervillei:
- Coastal western India (Surat Dangs to Goa)
Habitat
Found in a wide variety of habitats from open and secondary forest to scrubland, plantations, orchards, hedges in cultivation or bushes in waste ground..
Locally up to 1830m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds mainly on insects but takes also frogs, grain, seeds, berries and nectar.
Gregarious and often in big groups of 6 to 12 birds or in mixed-species flocks, sometimes mixing with Yellow-billed Babbler. Usually foraging on the ground.
Breeding
Breeding season all year, peak time from February to October. The nest is a loose, deep or shallow cup, made of grasses. It's placed in a bush, hedge or in a small tree. 3-7 deep greenish blue eggs are laid.
Resident species.
Vocalisation
Recording © by Alok Tewari
Dwarahat, Dist. Almora, Alt. 5500 ft. above MSL, Uttarakhand, India, Oct.-2016
Call given by two individuals from a tree-perch.
References
- 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
- Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Jungle Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Jungle_Babbler
External Links
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