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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
21/05/2024 01:50:14 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
NT
Orange-billed Babbler*
Id (Atlas):
Turdoides rufescens
Description (10 )
Orange-billed Babbler
© 2013 David Robertson
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.
Sri Lanka (B).
South-western Sri Lanka.
 
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)... )
Listen to XC207880
Orange-billed Babbler (Argya rufescens ) [XC207880 ]
by Hans Matheve from Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka (call)
Listen to XC756555
Orange-billed Babbler (Argya rufescens ) [XC756555 ]
by Senehas Karunarathna from Sinharaja, Sri Lanka, 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:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Orange-billed Babbler see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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