Tawny-bellied Babbler (Dumetia hyperythra)

Other Names (World)
Tawny-bellied Babbler, White-throated Babbler, Rufous-bellied Babbler (hyperythra)

Family
Timaliidae (Scimitar-babblers And Allies)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Franklin, 1831)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland, lowland dry and moist shrubland. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka.

Central Laos and central Vietnam (central Annam).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Tawny-bellied Babbler (Dumetia hyperythra) [XC166126]
by Pronoy Baidya from Melghat Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India (call)

Tawny-bellied Babbler (Dumetia hyperythra) [XC311263]
by Sagar Adhurya from Bundala Ramsar Wetland, Sri Lanka (call, song, song and calls)

Subspecies
Proposed subspecies abuensis (from western India) considered inseparable from albogularis.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

hyperythra (Franklin, 1831) - Northern, central and eastern India and southern Nepal.
albogularis (Blyth, 1847) - Western and southern India.
phillipsi Whistler, 1941 - Sri Lanka.

References
See References.

Files:

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