Afghan babbler

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Species of bird

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| image = Afghan Babbler.jpg |image_caption = In Kuwait | taxon = Argya huttoni | authority = (Blyth, 1847) | synonyms = * Turdoides huttoni

The Afghan babbler (Argya huttoni) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found from southeastern Iraq to south western Pakistan. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the common babbler.

When compared to the common babbler, the Afghan babbler has a heavier bill and dark streaks on the breast and sides. The vocalizations are also different. The variation is sometimes considered to be clinal but two subspecies have been recognized. The Afghan babbler group includes salvadorii (De Filippi, 1865) found in Iraq and western Iran and huttoni (Blyth, 1847) from eastern Iran through Afghanistan east to southwestern Pakistan.

The Afghan babbler was formerly placed in the genus Turdoides but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Argya.

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.

References

  1. Rasmussen, P.C.. "Biogeographic and conservation implications of revised species limits and distributions of South Asian birds.". Zool. Med. Leiden.
  2. Collar, NJ. (2006). "A partial revision of the Asian babblers (Timaliidae)". Forktail.
  3. (1964). "Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 10". Museum of Comparative Zoology.
  4. (1982). "On the validity of ''Turdoides caudatus eclipes'' (Hume).". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc..
  5. Vaurie, C. (1953). "Systematic notes on Palearctic birds no. 3. ''Turdoides caudatus'' and ''Turdoides altirostris''.". Am. Mus. Novit..
  6. (2018). "Comprehensive phylogeny of the laughingthrushes and allies (Aves, Leiothrichidae) and a proposal for a revised taxonomy". Zoologica Scripta.
  7. (2019). "Laughingthrushes and allies". International Ornithologists' Union.

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