Orange-billed Babbler (Turdoides rufescens)

Other Names (World)
Orange-billed Babbler, Ceylon Babbler, Ceylon Rufous Babbler

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1847)

Habitat
Primary forest, selectively logged or secondary forest, scrub or tea plantations. From sea-level - 2,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Sri Lanka (B).

South-western Sri Lanka.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Forest degradation and fragmentation due to excessive gathering of fuelwood, clearance for permanent agriculture, shifting cultivation, fire, urbanisation and logging, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (21)...)

Orange-billed Babbler (Argya rufescens) [XC387003]
by id from Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka (flight call, song)

Orange-billed Babbler (Argya rufescens) [XC346187]
by Jim Holmes from Sinharaja Research Center, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka (call)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata), and has been treated as conspecific.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Orange-billed Babbler (Turdoides rufescens) - 10 files

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