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Yellow-billed Babbler

Argya affinis · Species of brown-grey bird from southern India and Sri Lanka
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
yebbab1, YBBA

About the Yellow-billed Babbler

The yellow-billed babbler is a member of the family Leiothrichidae 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. This species, like most babblers, is not migratory, and has short rounded wings and a weak flight and is usually seen calling and foraging in groups. It is often mistaken for the jungle babbler, whose range overlaps in parts of southern India, although it has a distinctive call and tends to be found in more vegetated habitats. Its name is also confused with Turdoides leucocephala, which is also known as white-headed babbler.

Source: Wikipedia

Taxonomy & Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyLaughingthrushes and Allies (Leiothrichidae)
SpeciesArgya affinis
Species Codesyebbab1, YBBA

Frequently Asked Questions

What family does the Yellow-billed Babbler belong to?

The Yellow-billed Babbler (Argya affinis) belongs to the Laughingthrushes and Allies family (Leiothrichidae), in the order Passeriformes.

How can I identify the Yellow-billed Babbler?

The yellow-billed babbler is a member of the family Leiothrichidae 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. This species, like most babblers, is not migrat...

Where can I report a Yellow-billed Babbler sighting?

You can log sightings of Yellow-billed Babbler on eBird (ebird.org) using species code yebbab1, or on iNaturalist.