Turdoides
Encyclopedia
Turdoides is a genus
of passerine
bird
s in the Old World babbler
family, Timaliidae. It contains about 29 species distributed across Africa
and southern Asia
. They are typically fairly large, long-tailed birds which forage in noisy groups. The majority of species have drab brown or grey-brown plumage.
It contains the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of passerine
Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...
bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s in the Old World babbler
Old World babbler
The Old World babblers or timaliids are a large family of mostly Old World passerine birds. They are rather diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent...
family, Timaliidae. It contains about 29 species distributed across Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and southern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. They are typically fairly large, long-tailed birds which forage in noisy groups. The majority of species have drab brown or grey-brown plumage.
It contains the following species:
- Common BabblerCommon BabblerThe Common Babbler, Turdoides caudata, is an Old World babbler. They are found in dry open scrub countries in South Asia and also in Iran.-References:...
(Turdoides caudata) - Iraq BabblerIraq BabblerThe Iraq Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Iraq and south western Iran.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
(Turdoides altirostris) - Scaly ChattererScaly ChattererThe Scaly Chatterer is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
(Turdoides aylmeri) - Southern Pied-babblerSouthern Pied-babblerThe Southern Pied-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-Species description:...
(Turdoides bicolor) - Striated BabblerStriated BabblerThe Striated Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
(Turdoides earlei) - Fulvous BabblerFulvous BabblerThe Fulvous Babbler or Fulvous Chatterer is a species of bird in the Old World babbler family, Timaliidae. It is 25 cm long with a wingspan of 27-30.5 cm. It is warm brown above with very faint streaking on the crown and back...
(Turdoides fulva) - White-throated BabblerWhite-throated BabblerThe White-throated Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is endemic to Burma.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
(Turdoides gularis) - Bare-cheeked BabblerBare-cheeked BabblerThe Bare-cheeked Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Angola and Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
(Turdoides gymnogenys) - Angola BabblerAngola BabblerThe Angola Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
(Turdoides hartlaubii) - Hinde's Pied-babblerHinde's Pied-babblerHinde's Babbler , also known as Hinde's Pied-babbler, is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, arable land, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International 2006....
(Turdoides hindei) - Northern Pied-babblerNorthern Pied-babblerThe Northern Pied-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
(Turdoides hypoleuca) - Arrow-marked BabblerArrow-marked BabblerThe Arrow-marked Babbler is a species of bird in the babbler family Timaliidae.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda,...
(Turdoides jardineii) - Cretschmar's BabblerCretschmar's BabblerThe Cretschmar's Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
(Turdoides leucocephala) - White-rumped BabblerWhite-rumped BabblerThe White-rumped Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
(Turdoides leucopygia) - Slender-billed BabblerSlender-billed BabblerThe Slender-billed Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in India, Nepal, and possibly Myanmar.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland....
(Turdoides longirostris) - Large Grey BabblerLarge Grey BabblerThe Large Grey Babbler, Turdoides malcolmi, is an Old World babbler found in India. They are locally common in the scrub, open forest and gardenland. They are usually seen in small groups and are easily distinguished from other babblers in the region by their nasal call and the whitish outer...
(Turdoides malcolmi) - Arabian BabblerArabian BabblerThe Arabian Babbler is a passerine bird belonging to the genus Turdoides, a genus of Old World babblers.It is 26–29 cm long with a wingspan of 31-33.5 cm and a weight of 64-83 grams. It has a fairly long curved bill, a long tail, rounded wings and strong legs and feet. The plumage...
(Turdoides squamiceps) - Black-lored BabblerBlack-lored BabblerThe Black-lored Babbler is a species of songbird in the Timaliidae familyAs defined here, it consists of two populations with widely separated ranges, one in northwestern Botswana, northern Namibia, and Angola; the other in southwestern Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and the part of the...
(Turdoides melanops) - Spiny BabblerSpiny BabblerThe Spiny Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found only in Nepal.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
(Turdoides nipalensis) - Brown BabblerBrown BabblerThe Brown Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra...
(Turdoides plebejus) - Blackcap BabblerBlackcap BabblerThe Blackcap Babbler, Turdoides reinwardtii, 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.The Blackcap Babbler is a common resident...
(Turdoides reinwardtii) - Rufous ChattererRufous ChattererThe Rufous Chatterer is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland....
(Turdoides rubiginosa) - Sharpe's Pied-babblerSharpe's Pied-babblerThe Sharpe's Pied-babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
(Turdoides sharpei) - Scaly BabblerScaly BabblerThe Scaly Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
(Turdoides squamulata) - Jungle BabblerJungle BabblerThe Jungle Babbler is an Old World babbler found in the Indian Subcontinent. They are gregarious birds that forage in small groups of six to ten birds, a habit that has given them the popular name of Seven Sisters or Saath bhai in Hindi with cognates in other regional languages which means "seven...
(Turdoides striata) - Orange-billed BabblerOrange-billed BabblerThe Orange-billed Babbler, Turdoides rufescens, also known as Ceylon Rufous Babbler or Sri Lankan Rufous Babbler is an Old World babbler. The Old World babblers are a large family of Old World passerine birds characterised by soft fluffy plumage...
(Turdoides rufescens) - White-headed Babbler or Yellow-billed BabblerYellow-billed BabblerThe Yellow-billed Babbler or White-headed Babbler is an Old World babbler endemic to southern India and Sri Lanka. The Yellow-billed Babbler is a common resident breeding bird in Sri Lanka and southern India. Its habitat is scrub, cultivation and garden land...
(Turdoides affinis) - Rufous BabblerRufous BabblerThe Rufous Babbler is an Old World babbler endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. It is dark brown and long tailed, and is usually seen foraging in noisy groups along open hillsides grass or forest.-Description:...
(Turdoides subrufa) - Dusky BabblerDusky BabblerThe Dusky Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.-References:...
(Turdoides tenebrosa)