Rufous Babbler

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Rufous Babbler

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Timaliidae
Genus: Turdoides
Species: T. subrufa
Binomial name
Turdoides subrufa
(Jerdon, 1839)
Synonyms

Turdoides subrufus

The Rufous Babbler, Turdoides subrufa, is an Old World babbler endemic to the Western Ghats.

They are found in light forest and grassland within their range and move in small groups. They have a loud ringing Treenh-treenh call.

Call

Call of Rufous Babbler from Coorg, India
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[edit] References

  • Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) Pp. 70 - 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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