Afghan babbler

Afghan babbler
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Leiothrichidae
Genus: Turdoides
Species: T. huttoni
Binomial name
Turdoides huttoni
(Blyth, 1847)

The Afghan babbler (Turdoides huttoni) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. 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.[1][2] The variation is sometimes considered to be clinal but two subspecies have been recognized.[3][4][5] 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.

References

  1. Rasmussen, P.C. "Biogeographic and conservation implications of revised species limits and distributions of South Asian birds.". Zool. Med. Leiden 79 (13): 137–146.
  2. Collar, NJ (2006). "A partial revision of the Asian babblers (Timaliidae)" (PDF). Forktail 22: 85–112.
  3. Deignan, H; RA Paynter Jr.; S D Ripley (1964). Mayr, E. and Paynter RA, Jr., ed. Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 10. Museum of Comparative Zoology. pp. 332–333.
  4. Abdulali, Humayun; D'Cunha, Eric (1982). "On the validity of Turdoides caudatus eclipes (Hume).". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79 (1): 199–200.
  5. Vaurie, C (1953). "Systematic notes on Palearctic birds no. 3. Turdoides caudatus and Turdoides altirostris.". Am. Mus. Novit. 1642: 1–8.
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