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Jungle Babbler
Latin Name:
Turdoides striatus
Category:
Size:
25cm
Description:
Familiar, plain, dull-coloured babbler, with somewhat variable grey-brown plumage; lightly streaked on mantle, scapulars; lightly mottled and streaked on paler underparts; sturdy pale yellow bill; white irises, pale yellowish eye ring; short dark brow giving an irate appearance; very gregarious; always in parties of six or more; noisy, skittish, easily alarmed; constantly contactcalling within the group; often the first birds in a mixed group to give the alarm; forages on ground in leaf litter, but also flies into bushes and trees.
Habitat:
Deciduous forest; cultivation; gardens.
Food:
Insects; berries
Distribution:
Lowlands and foothills of the entire region, Not present in some parts of the NE India
Call:
Call Description:
Cackling, chortling, chattering; wheezy squeaking.
IUCN:
National Status:
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